Blanche Sweet chooses Charles West over Wilfred Lucas (probably because Lucas wears lousy duds), so Lucas goes off to become a scout for the army. A few years go by, and Lucas takes part in a raid on an Indian village. Meanwhile, Sweet and West join a wagon train, and eventually run into Lucas. The Indians decide to get even by attacking the wagon train. Who will survive?
There are some good shots of the fighting. Although the camera is mainly stationary, there is one scene where the camera pans slightly, but maybe it's because cameraman "Billy" Bitzer hiccupped. As white men die, they throw their arms into the air, which only happens in silent films. One guy is actually picked up by an Indian and knifed several times, so that caught my attention. The most ridiculous scene is when the settlers are surrounded. In the background, you can see the Indians riding around in circles ... away from their intended victims. The second most ridiculous scene is early on, when Sweet and West embrace ... and West gets his hand caught in a bush. This was obviously not planned, since we see West swatting at the bush as the scene fades out.
Can someone explain why an Indian would throw a bearskin over himself while trying to sneak up on a white man? I mean, if the guy really think it's a bear, isn't he gonna blow its brains out anyway?
Lionel Barrymore is supposed to be in this, but I couldn't spot him ... unless he was under the bearskin.