Adding to the credits, the opening frame is as follows: "W.H.Productions presents a Kay-Bee Union Film". Noted film historian William K. Everson indicates on his notes at the Theodore Huff Memorial Film Society on November 17, 1956 that this movie was written by Thomas H. Ince and William Clifford. For a film released in 1913, this has to be one of the best preserved motion pictures of all time, the picture quality is pristine! Although little mention is made of this half hour motion picture on the internet or even in books(Pyramid's brief volume on the Western film by Charles Silver does give it a few lines), it deserves classic status. The acting and direction are equal to the excellent script. Not many celluloid sagebrush tales have had tough female leads. Some that come to mind: Marlene Dietrich in Destry Rides Again(1939); Jane Russel in The Paleface(1948); Joan Crawford in Johnny Guitar(1954); and Brigitte Bardot in The Legend of Frenchie King(French/Spanish/UK, 1972). In Past Redemption, Ann Little does a superb job as the gun toting tough cowgirl. This may have earned her the roles in the serials she would soon undertake. And her fine acting here certainly must have been a contribution to her landing the lead in the big box office hit of 1915, Damon and Pythias. The plot of Past Redemption concerns the temperance movement and one's reputation. Ann plays the hardened daughter of a saloon keeper who has in fact the only saloon in town. The women of the town are all pretty much against the selling of liquor. A new preacher and his child join the community. Ann is at 1st gruff towards them, but the child wins her over and the preacher quickly forms an attachment with her. She soon starts to behave more lady like. Meanwhile the town women enlist the preacher to close down the saloon. They agree to let the people decide by way of a vote. The anti-saloon vote wins and Ann and her father have to sell bootleg whiskey to survive. In the interim, she and the preacher are still seeing each other and the "good" women of the town don't like it one bit. Add some Indians and that's the basis for this well done Western for any time period that has an ending which will surprise you.