[2][3] A still exists showing Lon Chaney (as Hame Bossam) preparing to shoot the unconscious Riddle Gawne (William S. Hart) in the head.

Riddle then determines to clean up the town, and in the fight that follows, Bozzam kidnaps Kathleen after fatally wounding her father.

Riddle Gawne gave Chaney great exposure to the movie-going public and was instrumental in propelling him to later stardom.

)[8] Parts of the film were shot on location in the Santa Monica mountains and in Chatsworth, California, from June 14 to early July.

A western ranch house was built on a dairy farm for the production and later burned to the ground for a scene in the film.

[9] "The ordinary story of deferred vengeance is not liked by audiences of today... but RIDDLE GAWNE is made to respond to Hart's favorite idea of character conversion, and it is cleverly constructed."

This has all of the typical Hart elements with Bill standing off a whole gang... Lon Chaney was an effective willun."