Brennan of the Moor (1913)

The film carries the slogan He Stole From the Rich to Give to the Poor It is a story of the noblemanbandit Brennan OMalley who is captured and imprisoned but an attempt to drown him through flooding his cell fails Recaptured after his escape from prison he overwhelms a soldier and escapes again He then holds up Lord Hastings and changes into his clothes He escapes through a secret passage with Betty Lady Lorrequer whom he had earlier rescued and with whom he had fallen in love The couple cross a chasm with the aid of a human chain to elude Lord Hastings troop of soldiers In the pursuit Hastings falls into the sea and is killed while Brennan and Betty escape by ship