The Heart of Doreon

The credits for this movie look like a throwback to the Patents Trust day; Edison director C.J. William is the producer, Selig stalwart Tom Santschi is the eponymous hero, and Essannay lovely Ruth Stonehouse is the love interest. That's probably why this one-reeler about how Miss Stonehouse thinks she loves a cad and begs Quebecois Santschi to find him, only for a Mountie to show up and reveal that he's a bank robber plays like an antique for 1921, even with Robert Bradbury directing -- he would make his mark in B Westerns, particularly those starring his son, Bob Steele.

Still, the uncredited cinematographer shoots the great outdoors very nicely, and since it is a one-reel movie, it's over quickly enough that you can take that pleasure and let the rest go. Or you can skip the entire matter.