Barney's adventures are amusing and startlingly interesting

This a three-reel production, featuring Barney Gilmore, who plays the title role to good effect. He is ably seconded by the others in the cast. The story is that of "Brennan of Moor," a breezy, witty Irish outlaw who "stole from the rich to give to the poor," having been driven to this kind of life by persecutions of the English, which robbed him of his estate and his father. Barney's adventures are amusing and startlingly interesting. Two incidents commend themselves particularly. They relate to Barney's escape from prison. In the first his cell is flooded with water and he barely escapes drowning. This scene is well done. In the second he presses three roadside athletes into service for a human bridge on which he crosses a stream to elude pursuers. This is a striking expedient. But Barney's whole record as a highwayman will command attention and a warm sympathy for him. The play is worthy of being featured. - The Moving Picture World, September 6, 1913

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