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West Wind (1915)
Short | Drama, Short

West Wind (1915)

Short | Drama, Short

Soldiers, on punitive expedition against warring Sioux, find a girl who had been abducted from her father's ranch, in hands of rascally cowboy. Amy Benham, known as "West Wind," daughter of John Benham, a ranch owner, is abducted by Girot,...See moreSoldiers, on punitive expedition against warring Sioux, find a girl who had been abducted from her father's ranch, in hands of rascally cowboy. Amy Benham, known as "West Wind," daughter of John Benham, a ranch owner, is abducted by Girot, a cowboy, and her father is killed. Kennard, a young Army Captain, in love with Amy, and Sullivan, the ranch foreman, head a searching party, but Girot dares the rapids of White River in a canoe and brings the girl to the Sioux encampment. She is aided by Mahwissa, an Indian squaw, to escape and hide in a cave, where Sullivan finds them. Sullivan and the girls are attacked by Girot and his band. Kennard arrives in time to save the women and kill Girot, but Sullivan dies from wounds received. Kennard 's party is surrounded by a large band of Indians under Crazy Horse, and comes near being wiped out, but Mahwissa brings up troops in time to prevent a massacre. The Indians defeated, Amy and Kennard are married. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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7 cast members

Name	Known for
Ned Finley Sullivan Sullivan See fewer	O'Garry of the Royal Mounted (1915)
Harry Northrup Girot - a Mestizo Girot - a Mestizo See fewer	The Heart of Maryland (1927)
Eulalie Jensen Mahwissa - an Indian Mahwissa - an Indian See fewer	The Hunchback of Notre Dame (I) (1923)
Lionel Belmore John Benham - the Ranch Owner John Benham - the Ranch Owner See fewer	Frankenstein (1931)
Eleanor Woodruff Amy Benham - the Ranch Owner's Daughter aka West Wind Amy Benham - the Ranch Owner's Daughter aka West Wind See fewer	The Perils of Pauline (1914)
Darwin Karr Captain Kennard Captain Kennard See fewer	Eugene Wrayburn (1911)
Logan Paul Crazy Horse Crazy Horse See fewer	The Money Mill (1917)