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"The spirit of patriotism instilled in youth"
After the Civil War, an ex-soldier and his family settle in the Dakota Territory. The son quarrels with the father and leaves home. Riding in the hills, he spots a band of Indians attacking a neighboring homestead, and he races back to warn his family as the Indians chase him.
17 Cast Members
George Nichols
The Old Soldier
Kate Bruce
The Old Soldier's Wife
Robert Harron
The Old Soldier's Son
Florence La Badie
The Son's Girlfriend
Francis J. Grandon
The Son's Girlfriend's Father
Edward Dillon
The Wagon Driver
Kate Toncray
The Son's Girlfriend's Mother
Lionel Barrymore
Mae Marsh
Blanche Sweet
Clara T. Bracy
William J. Butler
A Settler
Gladys Egan
One of the Children
Dell Henderson
A Soldier
Wilfred Lucas
Alfred Paget
A Soldier/Among Indians
W.C. Robinson
A Settler
