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  • A Temporary Truce (1912)
  • Short | 17 min | Action, Short, Western
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A Temporary Truce (1912)
Short | 17 min | Action, Short, Western

Mexican Jim, a good-for-nothing of the mining camp, spends most of his time in the tavern of the little town. On this particular day, having drunk up more than usual, he quarrels with Jack Hardy, a young prospector. Jack, under other ...See moreMexican Jim, a good-for-nothing of the mining camp, spends most of his time in the tavern of the little town. On this particular day, having drunk up more than usual, he quarrels with Jack Hardy, a young prospector. Jack, under other circumstances, would have disdainfully ignored Jim's drunken garble, but he felt in none too good a humor, for things were not prospering with him, and his young wife was growing homesick for the east. Hence Jack's temper was on tap and he made Jim the laughing-stock of the town by giving him a walloping. Jim vows to get even: but how? He carries off Jack's wife and leaves a derisive note for Jack, and another at the saloon, to the effect that the joke is turned. Jim has forcibly taken Jack's wife as far as an old deserted well-box in the hills, when Jack, who started after them, comes up and opens fire. Jim has the advantage for he is sheltered by the well-box, and furthermore. Jack is careful for fear of hitting his wife. This warfare does not last long because of an outbreak among the young Indian braves, who have started out to avenge the death of one of their tribe at the hands of a party of drunken cutthroats, so Jack and Jim form a truce to fight the common enemy. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Jun 10, 1912 (United States)

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19 cast members
Name Known for
Charles Hill Mailes
Mexican Jim Mexican Jim   See fewer
Claire McDowell
Mexican Jim's Wife Mexican Jim's Wife   See fewer
Charles Gorman
Jack Hardy - the Prospector Jack Hardy - the Prospector   See fewer
Blanche Sweet
Alice Hardy - the Prospector;s Wife Alice Hardy - the Prospector;s Wife   See fewer
W. Chrystie Miller
The Murdered Indian / Indian on Street The Murdered Indian / Indian on Street   See fewer
Robert Harron
The Murdered Indian's Son The Murdered Indian's Son   See fewer
Christy Cabanne
An Indian (uncredited) An Indian (uncredited)   See fewer
William A. Carroll
In Bar / Among Rescuers (uncredited) In Bar / Among Rescuers (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Evans
In Bar / Among Rescuers (uncredited) In Bar / Among Rescuers (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Hendler
In Bar (uncredited) In Bar (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Hyde
Among Rescuers / Outside Pony Express Office (uncredited) Among Rescuers / Outside Pony Express Office (uncredited)   See fewer
J. Jiquel Lanoe
An Indian / Among Rescuers (uncredited) An Indian / Among Rescuers (uncredited)   See fewer
Wilfred Lucas
An Indian (uncredited) An Indian (uncredited)   See fewer
Mae Marsh
A Murdered Settler (uncredited) A Murdered Settler (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Opperman
The Indian Chief / A Drunken Cutthroat / The Bartender (uncredited) The Indian Chief / A Drunken Cutthroat / The Bartender (uncredited)   See fewer
Alfred Paget
A Drunken Cutthroat / An Indian / Among Rescuers (uncredited) A Drunken Cutthroat / An Indian / Among Rescuers (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Pickford
An Indian (uncredited) An Indian (uncredited)   See fewer
W.C. Robinson
An Indian / In Bar / Among Rescuers (uncredited) An Indian / In Bar / Among Rescuers (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles West
Undetermined Role (uncredited) Undetermined Role (uncredited)   See fewer
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