In "Betty to the Rescue," Fanny Ward is most effective in the latter part, in the role of a woman. In the beginning we see her as a child of the orange groves, splashing barelegged in the irrigation ditches, damming the water and sending it in the wrong direction. Later we see her as a young woman with trouble descending upon her; it is here she comes into her own. The story provides good entertainment, and in the last two reels it contains suspense and measurably moves. Miss Ward in the earlier stages surrounds herself with kittens and puppies, the accepted hallmarks of screen waifdom. In the later passages of the story we see her in khaki skirts, with a cartridge belt and pistol strapped about her waist and looking much different. The plot turns on the discovery of gold in a mine inherited by Betty and which for several years has been supposed to be minus the yellow metal. Friendly miners have "salted" the gravel, that the disappointment of the owner may be mitigated. One of the biggest moments of the play is that where Big Jim, looking over the bag of nuggets Betty has turned in, discovers a bit of foreign metal. It means the mine is not dead, that Betty is rich. Jack Dean has the role of John Kenwood, guardian of Betty, and in love with her. Lillian Leighton is Constance, Kenwood's sister. Charles West is Fleming, a mining expert who knows all along there is gold in the mine and tries to win control of the claim by purchase at first, and then by obtaining the hand of Betty. He narrowly loses out. Ted Duncan is Big Jim, a wholesome character, the friend of Betty's father and of Betty. It is a good cast. "Betty to the Rescue" will be liked. – The Moving Picture World, January 27, 1917
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