When the Gods Forgive (1914)
Trapper Jim Haskell woos and weds Kootina, the beautiful daughter of an Indian Chief, swearing by their gods to make her a true, faithful husband. Her brother Kutaro discovers white men laying out a mining town and returns to camp with the news. Unable to withstand the call of his own race, Haskell packs up and with his little Indian bride enters the new white settlement. After a year in the boomtown, Haskell becomes dissipated and abuses Kootina. He becomes infatuated with dance-hall girl Laura Childe, a good, beautiful woman who knows nothing of Kootina. Frontiersman Pascal Lamont, Haskell's rival, tells her of the latter's cruelty to the Indian girl. Haskell attempts to force Laura to fly with him, but Pascal comes to her rescue and she acclaims her love for the frontiersman, saying, "I am not taking him away from a sweet little Indian girl." Stricken with remorse, Haskell returns home, speaks tenderly to Kootina, and then goes outside to pray. Kutaro, not hearing from his sister, arrives on a visit, finds her lying apparently dead and, seizing Haskell by the throat, chokes him into unconsciousness. Kootina awakens and, on learning her story, Kutaro forces both to ride to her father's camp, where the tribe decide Haskell shall die by fire. Kootina scatters the burning brands and it commences to rain hard. The fire is extinguished and the Indians take it for an omen of forgiveness from the gods. Haskell leads his little Indian bride into his tent, while the old Chief smiles benignly on them. Jim proves to be a model husband and protector.
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GenresDrama
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| Filmmakers | Role |
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| Ulysses Davis | Director |
| Cast | Role |
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| Patricia Palmer | |
| George Stanley | |
| Gayne Whitman | |
| William Duncan |
