Film
A Temporary Truce
1912 · 17 min · Dir. 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 man. His son (Robert Harron) vows revenge and asks the tribal chief for help. The chief, however, knows better and tells him that revenge is useless. Robert Harron disobeys and mobilizes all young warriors for battle. The plot thickens. The prospector and the Mexican, who holds his wife captive, start shooting each other. However, when the Indians attack, these two make a temporary truce and join forces against the common enemy.
Starring
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)
Frank Opperman
The Indian Chief / A Drunken Cutthroat / Bartender (uncredited)
Christy Cabanne
An Indian (uncredited)
Frank Evans
In Bar / Among Rescuers (uncredited)
W.C. Robinson
An Indian / In Bar / Among Rescuers (uncredited)
Wilfred Lucas
An Indian (uncredited)
Charles West
Undetermined Role (uncredited)