A Temporary Truce
ActionWestern
★ 4.0/10191218m
Director: D.W. Griffith
A Mexican is thrown out of a bar by a young prospector and swears to get even. Later, he kidnaps the prospector's wife. In the meantime, a group of drunkards shoot and kill an old Indian; The son, a brave, vows revenge and asks the tribal chief for help. When the Indians attack both prospector and Mexican, these two make a temporary truce and join forces against the common enemy.
Runtime
18m
Language
English
Released
Jun 10, 1912
Runtime
18m
Language
English
Released
Jun 10, 1912
Cast
Charles Hill Mailes
Mexican Jim
Claire McDowell
Mexican Jim's Wife
Blanche Sweet
Alice Hardy - the Prospector's Wife
W. Chrystie Miller
The Murdered Indian / Indian on Street
Robert Harron
The Murdered Indian's Son
Mae Marsh
A Murdered Settler (uncredited)
Alfred Paget
A Drunken Cutthroat / An Indian / Among Rescuers (uncredited)
Jack Pickford
An Indian (uncredited)
Charles Gorman
Charles Gorman
Jack Hardy - the Prospector
Frank Opperman
The Indian Chief / A Drunken Cutthroat / Bartender (uncredited)
Christy Cabanne
An Indian (uncredited)
William A. Carroll
In Bar / Among Rescuers (uncredited)
Frank Evans
Frank Evans
In Bar / Among Rescuers (uncredited)
Bert Hendler
Bert Hendler
In Bar (uncredited)
Harry Hyde
Harry Hyde
Among Rescuers / Outside Pony Express Office (uncredited)
J. Jiquel Lanoe
An Indian / Among Rescuers (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
An Indian (uncredited)
W.C. Robinson
W.C. Robinson
An Indian / In Bar / Among Rescuers (uncredited)
Charles West
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
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