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Keno Bates, Liar

1915 · Kay-Bee Pictures · Dir. William S. Hart

Jim Maitland loses his last cent gambling the Double Stamp saloon and gambling hall, and shortly after it closes, he robs the proprietors "Keno" Bates and "Wind River"are robbed, at gunpoint. After the surprise, they track Maitland down, and Keno shoots him dead on self defense. Keno goes through his belongings and finds a letter and a locket; the letter announces the arrival of the deceased's sister, and the locket has a cameo picture of Doris Maitland. Thus, Keno tells Wind River they must do a heap of lying. Meeting the girl at the stagecoach's arrival, Keeno feels responsible for the innocent and attractive Ms. Maitland; he tells her a white lie, that her brother was a good man, "killed in a mine accident," who had left her a cabin and money - and Keno turns his own cabin over to Doris. Keno and Doris began to fall in love. Anita, a dance-hall girl, aggressively tries to seduce Keno.

Confidence
100
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Why this status applies

The film 'Keno Bates, Liar' (also known as 'The Last Card') is a silent Western short directed by William S. Hart and produced by Thomas H. Ince's Kay-Bee Pictures. It was released in the United States on June 18, 1915. Under US copyright law, all works published before January 1, 1928, have entered the public domain regardless of their original registration or renewal status. As this film was published and released in 1915, its statutory copyright term has expired. No further analysis of renewals or notices is required for films of this era.
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