Alan Autry is Jake Kincaid, a former Civil War hero later sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
Now he’s out of prison and looking to get at least a share of the $100,000 gold he was accused of stealing.
He locates a man named Hobbs, who has half of a map showing where that gold was hidden.
Hobbs is supposed to meet a man named Jackson in the town of Fairplay on July 4 so they can combine their halves of the map and split the stolen gold.
So Kincaid heads for the town of Fairplay, though he lands there minus Hobbs and minus his horse thanks to an ambush by other members of the gang.
There, he finds a town tormented by a land-hungry businessman named Talbert and a town sheriff sometimes rendered helpless because of a bullet from an old wound that is still lodged in his body.
He also finds pretty Emma Wilson, desperately trying to hold onto her land and the store she runs in the face of threats from Talbert and his henchmen.
Ultimately, none of that is his problem, Kincaid decides.
Will the appearance of an old enemy named Quinn change his way of thinking?
Alan Autry as Jake Kincaid, the stranger who arrives in Fairplay looking for stolen gold in Forgiven (2011)
Kimberlee Autry as Emma Wilson, identifying Kincaid as the man who wouldn’t help her, but didn’t rob her in Forgiven (2011)
Review:
A low-budget independent Western with religious overtones.
But it’s better than lots of low-budget Westerns released around the same time and those overtones never become too preachy.
What’s more likely to make you wince are the use of well-worn plot devices — like the map cut into two parts and the sheriff who tends to become incapacitated at the most inconvenient times.
Autry, making his directorial debut, turns in a decent performance in the lead role. That’s his wife playing Emma. Lauren Autry, daughter from his first marriage, also has a small role in the film.
Ray Appleton as Josh Quinn, the outlaw leader threatening the town of Fairplay in Forgiven (2011)
Roger Montero as Mayor Talbert, the rich man who wants Emma’s land in Forgiven (2011)
Directed by:
Alan Autry
Cast:
Alan Autry … Jake Kincaid
David Hart … Bob Logan
Kimberlee Autry … Emma Wilson
Jim Tuck … Luther Hanks
Mark Fimbres … Griggs
Robert Gonzales … Bickford
Mary Ann Conner … Mary Ann
Michael Ginsburg … Hicks
Jon Olsen … Hobbs
Jeff Dashnaw … Crazy Kelly
Bill Patterson … Doc
Lauren Autry … Becky
Heath Gfeller … Sam
Ray Appleton … Josh Quinn
Dolores Golightly … Mrs. Waters
Roger Montero … Mayor Talbert
Runtime: 90 min.
aka:
The Legend of Jake Kincaid (2002)
David Hart as Bob Logan, the Fairplay sheriff wary of newcomer Kincaid in Forgiven (2011)
Jim Tuck as Luther Franks, a man who remembers Kincaid as a Civil War commander in Forgiven (2011)
Memorable lines:
Emma: “If Talbert gets the deed to my land, it’ll be over my dead body.”
Bob, the sheriff: “Emma, that’s why I’m tryin’ to prevent.”
Emma, repeating a line Kincaid fed her earlier: “Mister, I’ve made it a rule to never get myself tangled up in other people’s troubles. It just never seems to pay off.”
Sheriff Logan: “Why are you here Kincaid?”
Kincaid: “I gotta meet somebody.”
Logan: “Who?”
Kincaid: “Can’t tell you that.”
Logan: “Why not?”
Kincaid: “Oh, I don’t know, sheriff. I guess I just like being mysterious.”
Emma: “You’re not going to find the truth in gold.”
Kincaid: “Maybe not. But it can sure buy a lot of whiskey.”
Mrs. Waters, during the final shootout: “I never saw such a fuss over peanut brittle.”
Noelle Rickel as Charlie, the tomboy Kincaid takes under his wing in Forgiven (2011)
Jon Olsen as Hobbs, the man with a half a map to the stolen gold in Forgiven (2011)
Mark Fimbres as Griggs, a henchman hired by Mayor Talbert in Forgiven (2011)
Lon Hanna as former deputy J.W. and Mary Ann Conner as the woman he married in Forgiven (2011)
Kimberlee Autry as Emma Wilson, a store owner looking for answers from Kincaid in Forgiven (2011)
Alan Autry as Jake Kincaid, helping quell a bit of trouble and earning gratitude in the process in Forgiven (2011)
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