As described in a film magazine review,[1] during the Civil War, Jack, an officer and spy for Confederate States Army, attempts to secure a Union gold mine that had been discovered by Allan Pinkerton for Abraham Lincoln, and keep a load of gold from reaching the Union Army. He tries to blow up the mine but exposes a richer vein of gold. He is caught and about to be hanged when he is saved by two daughters of the mine owner. Jack grabs two guns and successfully holds up the gang when word arrives that the war has been declared over. Jack then follows Brigham Young's example and starts for Salt Lake City so that he can marry both daughters. Along the way, while engaging in lovemaking with the young women, the stage coach is shot full of arrows, which he describes as "bee stings."
Jim Blackwell as Servant who knows Jack (uncredited)
Preservation
In 2005, this film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[2][3]
^Campbell, William (January 16, 1926), "Pre-Release Review of Features: Hands Up!", Motion Picture News, 33 (3), New York City, New York: Motion Picture News, Inc.: 300, retrieved January 12, 2023 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
