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The Wheels of Destiny (1913)
Short | 30 min | Short, Drama

The Wheels of Destiny (1913)

Short | 30 min | Short, Drama

The Sioux Indians capture a Cheyenne, and proceed to torture him. He is made to run the gauntlet, and in a sensational scene breaks through the lines and dashes away, hotly pursued. He clambers up the steep mountain-side, and as his ...See moreThe Sioux Indians capture a Cheyenne, and proceed to torture him. He is made to run the gauntlet, and in a sensational scene breaks through the lines and dashes away, hotly pursued. He clambers up the steep mountain-side, and as his pursuers gain on him he loosens huge boulders which come crashing down on the Indians below. He is wounded and exhausted and about to be captured when Capt. Gordon, at the head of a troop of cavalry, rescues him, and the Indian thereafter is as faithful as a dog to his master. There is a game of cards at the post, and the officers are playing for high stakes. Gordon loses his temper and accuses Capt. Carter of cheating. A fierce quarrel ensues, the combatants are separated by friends, and the accused man leaves the room. The two men meet outside the post gate and the quarrel is resumed. Carter, in a rage, draws a gun. The Indian, from behind a clump of bushes, watches the fight. Fearing for his benefactor, the Indian fires, and Carter drops to the ground. Gordon escapes and makes his way to a secluded town, where he manages to send a message to his wife and little girl to join him. She starts out, accompanied by the Indian, in a prairie schooner, and they join an emigrant train. The emigrants are attacked by Indians, and the friendly redskin manages to get Mrs. Gordon and her child through the attacking lines by the exercise of Indian cunning. They become lost on the desert, however, and Mrs. Gordon finally succumbs to her wounds, aggravated by her burning thirst, as the party is without water. Before expiring she puts her locket, with her picture in it, about the neck of the little girl, Ruth. While the Indian is searching for water Ruth is found by a trapper, and is adopted by him, growing up to be an attractive young woman. The trapper becomes a drunkard, however, and frequents a gambling house which is run by Gordon, who is living under an assumed name. The trapper is turned out of the gambling house one day in a drunken condition, and falls over a cliff and is killed. Feeling himself in a measure responsible for the man's death. Gordon takes Ruth to his home, wishing to adopt her. The good people of the settlement, however, call upon him and persuade him to let some church people in a distant town take care of her. Before leaving Gordon finds the locket, and hears from her the story of her mother's death. Knowing her to be his daughter he remains silent, as he does not wish to cloud her life with the shadow of her father's alleged crime, and he pays for her board and tuition. Carter has fully recovered, and is now a colonel. His son meets Ruth and the two fall in love and become engaged. Ruth writes to her foster father, and he comes on. When he learns the name of the man she is to marry he breaks down, tells her who she really is, and forbids the wedding. She tells young Carter, and be informs his father, who comes to Gordon, The meeting is dramatic, old Carter telling Gordon that the Indian confessed before dying that he fired the shot, and freely forgiving Gordon for the old quarrel. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Richard Stanton Lt. John Bell Lt. John Bell See fewer	Graft (1915)
Mildred Harris Mildred Mildred See fewer	The Doctor and the Woman (1918)
Hazel Buckham Ruth Ruth See fewer	Liberty (1916)
Elmer Morrow Lt. Bruce (as E.L. Morrow) Lt. Bruce (as E.L. Morrow) See fewer	The Struggle (I) (1913)
J. Barney Sherry Actor Actor See fewer	A Little Brother of the Rich (1919)
Joe King Actor (unconfirmed) Actor (unconfirmed) See fewer	Smashing the Money Ring (1939)
Ann Little Actress (unconfirmed) (as Anna Little) Actress (unconfirmed) (as Anna Little) See fewer	The Blue Fox (1921)
Florence Noar Bit Role Bit Role See fewer	The Seekers (1916)