Director Siegmund Lubin, who was born in today's Poland, is one of the earliest Eastern-European filmmakers. While he has produced considerably over 3,000 silent films between 1896 and 1916, he only directed four of them. One of these is his take on the famous western classic The Great Train Robbery. Remakes were pretty common these days, so no surprise here.
The final outcome doesn't differ much in quality from the original, only Lubin wasn't the creative head behind the story. Basically, it has all you'd expect from the genre: horses, country dances, cowboy hats and shootouts. One of the central characters is played by Lubin's daughter here. It's one to watch for silent film enthusiasts or in order to analyze difference and similarities compared to the original, but the rest can very well do without it.
The final outcome doesn't differ much in quality from the original, only Lubin wasn't the creative head behind the story. Basically, it has all you'd expect from the genre: horses, country dances, cowboy hats and shootouts. One of the central characters is played by Lubin's daughter here. It's one to watch for silent film enthusiasts or in order to analyze difference and similarities compared to the original, but the rest can very well do without it.