Short western (less than 30 minutes) from D. W. Griffith. Two girls (one is played by Mae Marsh) move in with their uncle. Nearby, an Indian tribe has just concluded their dog-eating festival. I guess they thought they were in Korea. The Indian Chief's son (an unrecognizable Henry B. Walthall) arrives too late for the feast and is ticked off. Now the girls just happen to have two puppies. Now the puppies just happen to escape from the girls. Now Walthall just happens to spot his potential meal. Now Marsh goes looking for the puppies and accosts Walthall. Now Marsh's uncle just happens to be looking for Marsh and shoots Walthall. Now the rest of the Indians are really enraged and decide to attack the town, leading to a gunfight (fairly well staged) which is resolved once the soldiers arrive.
Lillian Gish plays the mother of a newborn, and she and her husband (Robert Harron) have just arrived in town. Gish gives the best acting performance as she almost has a nervous breakdown trying to find her baby once the shooting starts.
In one very creepy scene, during the attack, we see a gun being pointed down at Gish, but it is eventually withdrawn. I assumed this scene was meant to illustrate that being shot would be preferable to whatever these dog-crazy Indians would do to you.
Lillian Gish plays the mother of a newborn, and she and her husband (Robert Harron) have just arrived in town. Gish gives the best acting performance as she almost has a nervous breakdown trying to find her baby once the shooting starts.
In one very creepy scene, during the attack, we see a gun being pointed down at Gish, but it is eventually withdrawn. I assumed this scene was meant to illustrate that being shot would be preferable to whatever these dog-crazy Indians would do to you.