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  • The Loneliness of the Hills (1912)
  • Short | Drama, Short, Western
The Loneliness of the Hills (1912)
Short | Drama, Short, Western
Joe, trapping alone in the hills, meets Moonlight, the Ogallala maid, and in his loneliness he stops and chats with the girl, giving her a silk handkerchief. She tells him that she lives with her tribe nearby. Later on Joe follows to the ...See moreJoe, trapping alone in the hills, meets Moonlight, the Ogallala maid, and in his loneliness he stops and chats with the girl, giving her a silk handkerchief. She tells him that she lives with her tribe nearby. Later on Joe follows to the Indian camp and is told he cannot have the girl unless he joins the tribe, a situation which does not appeal to him. A few days later an envoy from the Creeks demands that the Ogallalas leave the fertile valley where they are hunting and fishing, but the Creek messenger is sent back to his tribe with scorn. Moonlight tells Joe of the impending attack on her tribe. When the Creeks arrive in force, the Ogallalas put up a fierce fight and succeed in driving the enemy back. The Creeks entrench themselves behind natural defenses and in a brave but foolhardy attack the Ogallalas are repulsed and their chief killed. Joe, while not in sympathy with the Indians, feels sorry for the friendly Ogallalas and shows them how to defeat the Creeks. After the successful Indian war, Joe is urged to join the Ogallalas and become their chief, but replies, "I'll take the squaw, but I'll be hanged if you can make an Injun out of me." Joe marries the Indian maid. Later we find them living in a log cabin in the hills and Joe has forgotten his loneliness. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Pat Hartigan
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Updated Sep 6, 1912
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Sep 6, 1912 (United States)

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Edward Coxen
Joe - a Trapper Joe - a Trapper   See fewer
The Bells (1918)
Ruth Roland
Moonlight - an Ogallala Maid Moonlight - an Ogallala Maid   See fewer
The Haunted Valley (1923)
Paul Hurst
The Indian Chief The Indian Chief   See fewer
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