An old gold miner, after much labor, saves enough money to enable him to go home and live in peace and quietness. He is robbed of his wealth, just as he is preparing to leave, and a young miner who, with his wife, has been unfortunate, pursues the thief and restores the old man his money. The young man is wounded by the thief, and the aged miner, in return for the many kindnesses he has received at the hands of his young neighbors, places his gold in their mine, thus enabling them to return to civilization, whilst he returns to his work.
Western Daily Press, Bristol, Avon, England
Tue, Sep 03, 1912 ·Page 7, King's Hall Theatre
Described as not only a “thrilling” Western but also a romance with a love story interwoven throughout, this film was one of the last produced in La Mesa before the move to Santa Barbara.
An interview with the film’s lead actor George Periolat revealed that the actor was very interested in film make-up and prostetics, leading to the assumption that he had done his own make-up for “Where There’s A Heart”. Periolat frequently created signature looks for his characters, “If any character comes up at the studio that requires careful handling, the director will say : ‘Let George do it.’ " - The Photo-Play Journal; July 1917; p. 38- 39