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  • The Phantom Light (1914)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The Phantom Light (1914)
Short | Short, Drama
Star Eyes, daughter of Big Moon, a powerful chief, is loved by Deer Foot and Dark Cloud, sons of Lone Wolf, the Medicine Man. The rival lovers plead for the hand of Star Eyes. She favors Deer Foot, but succeeds in bringing the two young ...See moreStar Eyes, daughter of Big Moon, a powerful chief, is loved by Deer Foot and Dark Cloud, sons of Lone Wolf, the Medicine Man. The rival lovers plead for the hand of Star Eyes. She favors Deer Foot, but succeeds in bringing the two young braves before her father that he may decide which shall marry her. The wise old chief has a kindly feeling for both the would-be sons-in-law, and puts them to a fair test to win his daughter. He sends both to "Old Witch Mountain," a towering cliff some distance from the village, with the promise that the one first to return with a deer shall have the hand of Star Eyes. Deer Foot is the first to kill a deer. Dark Cloud, realizing that he has lost, kills his brother and starts back to the village with the deer. Fa-Xo-Ma, an old witch has been a witness of the crime. She curses Dark Cloud, and tells him that the spirit of his brother shall ever haunt him. Dark Cloud disregards the warning of the old witch and stops to drink. The spirit of his brother meets him at the brink of the spring and prevents him. He reaches the village with the deer, and claims his prize. Star Eyes, in the meantime, has gone to the brook, where she sees a vision of Deer Foot entering with the deer. She hurries to the village, but finds Dark Cloud waiting to claim her. She resents her father's decision and tries to escape. She is captured and compelled to return to Dark Cloud. Before the marriage, Dark Cloud goes in search of game and skins for a dowry. He raises his rifle to shoot a bear. It is immediately transformed into the spirit of his brother. After a similar experience with a wolf, a deer and a buffalo, he returns disheartened to the village, where he meets a rival chief, Eagle Eye, into whose body the spirit of his brother has entered. The two braves fight almost to the death. Dark Cloud's friends arrive in time to drive away the powerful Eagle Eye. Eagle Eye returns to his own tribe and incites them to attack Big Moon's people. A bloody battle takes place, in which Big Moon is killed. Star Eyes is captured by Eagle Eye. Then Dark Cloud escapes, although seriously wounded. Some time later, when in the woods, Dark Cloud meets Star Eyes and Eagle Eye. They have a papoose with them and seem happy. All Dark Cloud's hatred comes to the surface. He watches for an opportunity to kill Star Eyes, and finally does kill her. Eagle Eye, while bending over the body of Star Eyes, is attacked by Dark Cloud and killed. While Dark Cloud is exulting over his victory, the spirit of his brother arises from the body of Eagle Eye and embraces the spirit of Star Eyes. Dark Cloud becomes horror-stricken and is transformed into an immense rock. Ever after this rock bears the name of the "Phantom Rock." Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Henry MacRae (as Henry McRae)
Writer
Margaret Oswald (story)
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Updated Oct 10, 1914
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Oct 10, 1914 (United States)

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