The Indian’s Lament (1917)

movie

Country: USA
Genres: Short, Western
Release: 1917-02-13
Director: Henry MacRae
Writers: Noble Johnson , Walter Woods
Language: None | English
Stars: Marie Walcamp , Lee Hill , Edwin Wallock , Nanine Wright , Noble Johnson
Runtime: 30 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: The Indian's Lament , The Indian's Lament (United States of America)
Plot: John Adair, game warden, and his deputy, Jim Young, admire Bess Conolly. Adair receives a letter that a party of Indians has left the reservation. Bess sees the Indians and advises Adair, who tells the Indians to get back to the reservation, destroys their camp and takes charge of a deer that "Sleepy Horse" has killed. He and Young have an argument over treatment of the Indians, and, later, Young prevents the Indian from shooting Adair. Bess favors Young and Adair determines to get even with him and win the girl himself. Young resigns and goes to work for a man trapping wolves. The Indians camp for the night. One of the squaws moving about in the brush is taken for an animal by two amateur hunters and killed. "Sleepy Horse" hears the shot and finds his mother dead. He believes this deed was done by the warden and determines on vengeance. "Sleepy Horse" has an accident and falls into the roadway. Bess finds him and binds up his wounds. Meanwhile her horse has wandered away. Adair comes up and tries to force his attentions on her. They struggle, and Young, who has found Bess's horse and is looking for her, rescues Bess and takes her home. Meanwhile the party of Indian braves set out to avenge the deed. They capture Bess and Young. Young is tied to a horse and the horse turned loose, but he is later rescued and goes to town for help. Adair attacks him, beats him into unconsciousness, places him near the cages of the captive wolves and opens the door. The wolves do not attack Young, however, but follow Adair. The rescue party is whipped by the Indians and they are about to kill Bess when "Sleepy Horse" hears the fighting. He sees Adair thrown from his horse and is about to kill him when the pursuing wolves carry out his revenge. He saves Bess, and he orders the Indians to return home. Young is found and revived. He leads another party to the rescue. They meet "Sleepy Horse," who tells them that the Indians are going back and that the game warden has met his just deserts.
IMDB:tt0312809