A Midas of the Desert
Overview
When a malaria epidemic breaks out, miserly store owner Jed Thompson exploits the situation by selling essential quinine capsules at an exorbitant price to the local gold miners. He refuses credit to miner Ray Knowles, whose father is sick. Jed’s daughter Dora, however, gives Ray some capsules. For this Jed banishes her to work in the mines. When she falls ill with the disease, he withholds the medication and wandering in delirium she is taken in by the Knowles. Rallying the other miners, they cast Jed out into the desert where he perishes, imagining all around him has turned to gold.
About A Midas of the Desert (1915)
A Midas of the Desert (1915) is a drama movie produced by Kay-Bee Pictures in United States of America. It was directed by Walter Edwards. On screen you will see Walter Edwards, Betty Burbridge, Alfred Hollingsworth and Roy Coulson. With a runtime of 20m, the film is available in full HD.
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