A Temporary Truce
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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.
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Charles Hill Mailes
Mexican Jim
Known for
The Mark of Zorro
Claire McDowell
Mexican Jim's Wife
Known for
The Big Parade
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
Blanche Sweet
Alice Hardy - the Prospector's Wife
Known for
The Lonedale Operator
W. Chrystie Miller
The Murdered Indian / Indian on Street
Known for
A Corner in Wheat
The Lonedale Operator
Robert Harron
The Murdered Indian's Son
Known for
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The Birth of a Nation
Mae Marsh
A Murdered Settler (uncredited)
Known for
The Birth of a Nation
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Alfred Paget
A Drunken Cutthroat / An Indian / Among Rescuers (uncredited)
Known for
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Jack Pickford
An Indian (uncredited)
Known for
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Charles Gorman
Jack Hardy - the Prospector
Also in
The Massacre
The Job and the Jewels
Frank Opperman
The Indian Chief / A Drunken Cutthroat / Bartender (uncredited)
Known for
His Favorite Pastime
Christy Cabanne
An Indian (uncredited)
Also in
The House of Darkness
The Wanderer
William A. Carroll
In Bar / Among Rescuers (uncredited)
Also in
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
The Old Actor
D.W. Griffith Director · George Hennessy Writer Billy Bitzer Cinematographer
United States release June 10, 1912 · Produced in United States
Production
American Mutoscope & Biograph
Production
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
United States · June 10, 1912
Theatrical
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