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The Chief's Blanket

The Chief's Blanket

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Western

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When the Great Chief's body is placed before the funeral pile by his mourning braves, his sacred blanket is covered over it and a sentinel left to watch that this, his last resting place, is not desecrated. The tribe has just departed for their village when a mountain outlaw appears and succeeds in stealing the blanket, having given the sentinel doctored whiskey. When the Indians discover this they exile the unfaithful sentinel until he can recover the blanket.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

11 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

10 October 1912

Country

United States of America

Cast

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

The Young Man

Blanche Sweet

Blanche Sweet

The Young Woman

W. Chrystie Miller

W. Chrystie Miller

The Father

Charles West

Charles West

The Outlaw

Alfred Paget

Alfred Paget

The Unfaithful Sentinel

Adolph Lestina

Adolph Lestina

The Doctor

Jack Pickford

Jack Pickford

An Indian

Hector V. Sarno

Hector V. Sarno

An Indian

Walter P. Lewis

Walter P. Lewis

The Indian Chief

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