- This allegorical picture gets up quite a strong interest as it proceeds. It contains a witch-like creature hobbling long with a crutch, an evil-hearted woman, a perfectly good hero, and a perfectly bad villain. Besides these there is a good little girl around whom most of the interest centers. The witch repays the kindness shown her by the hero and the good little girl, by saving their lives. She also sets fire to the evil woman's beautiful hillsides as just vengeance for her selfishness. The California setting helps along the fairy story type of film, which has by no means been exhausted.—Moving Picture World synopsis
- Up in the mountains lives a girl who had excited the interest of two men. Jack Upham loved Martha Vail with an honest man's affection; Joe Canfield looked upon her with lust in his heart. Among the mountain folks lived Jenny Hart, a woman of unrestrained passions and whose heart was full of evil. Her nature had conceived a liking for Jack Upham and she was determined to win his love in return. Alone in one of the wildest canyons of the mountains lived an old woman, reputed, to be a witch, who was shunned by the superstitious mountain folk and feared because of her supposed supernatural powers. Because of their attitude her heart was full of bitterness for all mankind. Destitute, she wanders from her cabin in search of food. She stops at the home of Jenny Hart, who in fear and fury drives her away with a rifle, and following her, she calls for the assistance of Joe Canfield, who threatens the old woman with violence if she loiters. At the home of Martha Vail she is given food, shelter, and human sympathy. Jenny knows of Jack's love for Martha and plots with Joe to kidnap him so with the rival gone she can secure his heart. The kidnapping is successful and Jack is secured hand and foot and Joe goes to get Martha. She sees him coming and locking the door escapes through the window. Joe breaks in the door and finds her gone, but looking through the window sees her in the distance and pursues her. In the meantime, the witch has released Jack and he goes to the rescue of Martha. In order to stop Joe Canfield, the witch sets fire to the undergrowth and soon an enormous fire protects the lovers from the plotters. They wander away in happiness, but in the morning Jenny looks upon Blackened Hills as a result of her sin.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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