A Temporary Truce
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A Temporary Truce is a 1912 short silent
Western film
directed by D. W. Griffith
and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress
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Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
Western film
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
directed by D. W. Griffith
D. W. Griffith
David Llewelyn Wark Griffith was a premier pioneering American film director. He is best known as the director of the controversial and groundbreaking 1915 film The Birth of a Nation and the subsequent film Intolerance .Griffith's film The Birth of a Nation made pioneering use of advanced camera...
and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress
Library of Congress
The Library of Congress is the research library of the United States Congress, de facto national library of the United States, and the oldest federal cultural institution in the United States. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and...
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Cast
- Charles Hill MailesCharles Hill MailesCharles Hill Mailes was a Canadian actor of the silent era. He appeared in 290 films between 1909 and 1935.He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia and died in Los Angeles, California...
- Mexican Jim - Claire McDowellClaire McDowellClaire McDowell was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 360 films between 1908 and 1945. Still somewhat of a youthful beauty when she started in early silent films she appeared in numerous short & early feature films. She graduated to playing character and mother types...
- Mexican Jim's Wife - Charles Gorman - Jack, the Prospector
- Blanche Sweet - Alice, the Prospector's Wife
- W. Chrystie MillerW. Chrystie MillerW. Chrystie Miller was an American silent film actor. He appeared in 139 films between 1908 and 1914. He was born in Dayton, Ohio and died in Staten Island, New York.-Selected filmography:...
- The Murdered Indian / Indian on Street - Christy CabanneChristy CabanneChristy Cabanne , born William Christy Cabanne, was an American film director, screenwriter and silent film actor. Christy Cabanne was, along with Sam Newfield and William Beaudine, one of the most prolific directors in the history of American film.-Biography:Cabanne graduated from the U.S...
- An Indian - William A. CarrollWilliam A. CarrollWilliam A. Carroll , was an American silent film actor.Entering films with the Selig and Vitagraph film company, Carroll starred in 140 films between 1911 and 1927, including such works as 1916's The Twinkler....
- In Bar / Among Rescuers - Frank EvansFrank Evans (actor)Frank Evans was an American actor. He appeared in 170 films between 1908 and 1927.-External links:...
- In Bar / Among Rescuers - Robert HarronRobert HarronRobert "Bobby" Harron was an American motion picture actor of the early silent film era. Although he acted in scores of films, he is possibly best remembered for his roles in the D.W. Griffith directed films Intolerance and The Birth of a Nation...
- The Murdered Indian's Son - Bert Hendler - In Bar
- Harry Hyde - Among Rescuers / Outside Pony Express Office
- J. Jiquel Lanoe - An Indian / Among Rescuers
- Wilfred LucasWilfred LucasWilfred Lucas was a Canadian stage and film actor, film director, and screenwriter.-Career:A native of Ontario, Canada, Lucas headed to New York City to work in the theater, making his Broadway acting debut in 1904 at the Savoy Theater in the production of The Superstition of Sue...
- An Indian - Mae MarshMae MarshMae Marsh was an American film actress with a career spanning over 50 years.-Early life:...
- A Murdered Settler - Frank OppermanFrank OppermanIn 1993 he moved to America for a few years but later returned to South Africa to become co-owner of a Jazz club called Bassline in Johannesburg. He also released a rock album called Serial Boyfriend....
- A Drunken Cutthroat / The Indian Chief / The Bartender - Alfred PagetAlfred PagetAlfred Paget was an English silent film actor. He appeared in 239 films between 1908 and 1918.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
- A Drunken Cutthroat / An Indian / Among Rescuers - Jack PickfordJack PickfordJack Pickford was a Canadian-born American actor. He was best known for his tabloid lifestyle, marriage to the top starlets of his day, and being of the famous Pickford acting family.-Early life:...
- An Indian - W. C. RobinsonW. C. RobinsonW. C. Robinson was an American actor of the silent era. He appeared in 177 films between 1910 and 1932. He died in Maywood, California.-Selected filmography:* Daredevil Jack * Brute Force * Judith of Bethulia...
- An Indian / In Bar / Among Rescuers - Charles WestCharles West (actor)Charles West was an American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 303 films between 1908 and 1937.He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and died in Los Angeles, California.-Selected filmography:...