![Jean Hersholt](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w92/47EWS9uYU5vx10cnyjtqVVDytnI.jpg)
A judge who had taken part in the gold rush of 1849 hires an acting troupe to recreate the experience in this rather fanciful silent Western. The make-believe turns serious when a real gold mine is discovered nearby and a local girl is kidnapped by a nasty gambler.