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The Vanishing Tribe
(1914) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Frank Montgomery

Cast: Jack Messick [Chief Grey Eagle], Princess Mona Darkfeather (Mona Darkfeather) [Prairie Flower, Grey Eagle’s daughter], Chief Phillipi [Big Moon], Anna De Lisle [White Star, Big Moon’s sweetheart], Charles Bartlett [Deep Thunder]

Kalem Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Released 23 September 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] Same film as The Vanishing Tribe (1912)?

Drama: Western.

Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Refused permission to wed Big Moon, a warrior of another tribe, Prairie Flower, daughter of Chief Grey Eagle, elopes with her sweetheart. White Star, who also loves Big Moon, conceives a deadly hatred towards Prairie Flower. With the birth of Prairie Flower’s son, White Star conveys the news to Grey Eagle. She conspires with the chief to kidnap the child. Fearing evil, Big Moon and Prairie Flower beg Deep Thunder, the Medicine Man, for aid. The Medicine Man promises that warriors who approach the child with evil intent shall vanish into the thin air. Grey Eagle sends some of his braves to steal the child. These men disappear before the eyes of White Star. Later, the woman steals the child and carries it towards Grey Eagle’s camp. Big Moon and his squaw pursue White Star and recover the child. Chief Crey Eagle and his people witness the incident and give chase to the pair. They are just about to overtake Prairie Flower and her brave, when the entire tribe suddenly vanishes.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Native Americans

Listing updated: 31 August 2023.

References: Bohn-Light p. 113 : Website-IMDb.

 
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