An Indian comforts a dying prospector in his last moments. In exchange, the prospector tells him the location of his gold claim. A group of cowboys tries to get the information and go as far as kidnapping the Indian's wife.
Direction
Griffith already experimenting with cross-cutting tension.
Acting
Mary Pickford's screen presence before she became 'America's Sweetheart'.
Director
D.W. Griffith
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey—Hollywood's predecessor—when the film industry was still figuring out California existed.
Mary Pickford made over 50 films in 1909 alone; this was basically her Tuesday.
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