Dorothea and Chief Razamataz - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

In our story the mother having died some years before and the father being compelled to travel considerably thought it advisable to employ a chaperon for his daughter, Dorothea. He gave the chaperon strict instructions not to allow Walter ...See moreIn our story the mother having died some years before and the father being compelled to travel considerably thought it advisable to employ a chaperon for his daughter, Dorothea. He gave the chaperon strict instructions not to allow Walter Rodgers, a young man very much smitten with Dorothea, around the premises. About the first thing that happens after the father went away was a meeting between the two. The chaperon tries to do her duty faithfully and sends the young man away about his business. Later they plan to elope. The father is now on his way home and stops off at Albuquerque, where he buys an Indian blanket as a present for Dorothea. He arrives home just in time to prevent the elopement and when questioned by the young man why he refuses his consent to their marriage, he gets an idea when he sees the blanket, and tells a falsehood. He tells Walter that he has promised Dorothea to a chief in the west called Razamataz and that Razamataz has sent his blanket to Dorothea as a token of homage. Walter is then chased from the premises. He takes his daughter with him on his next trip. Walter learns of it and follows on the same train. Later when they reach New Mexico and journey to Whitcomb Springs, Walter follows and securing the services of some cowboys, conceives the idea of masquerading as Chief Razamataz, kidnap the girl and if the father objects, to explain to the father that he is the Indian chief who has come for the white squaw. The plan is executed properly and the girl captured. Walter explains his deception of masquerading to Dorothea. The father with two assistants, has hurried to the rescue of Dorothea. The two assistants are frightened away by the Indians, but the father is held as a prisoner. He agrees to the marriage, hardly knowing whether he is dreaming or not. He is caught at his own game. The justice of the peace ties the knot. The father is compelled to shake hands with the supposed chief and in so doing sees the white arm of Walter protruding from the sleeve, which is a strong contrast of the Indian war paint. He smells a mouse and knocks off the Indian wig. He admits his defeat and accepts the inevitable. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less