The Mountain Rat
"A mountain rat carries away all portable articles but leaves something in exchange for everything it takes."
A 1914 silent Western short
"A mountain rat carries away all portable articles but leaves something in exchange for everything it takes."
A 1914 silent Western short
Henry B. Walthall
Douglas Williams
Irene Hunt
Harriet Copley
Dorothy Gish
Nell - 'The Mountain Rat'
Donald Crisp
Steve
Josephine Crowell
Mrs. Williams - Douglas's Mother
A 1914 silent Western short
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