A Cry from the Wilderness; or, A Tale of the Esquimaux and Midnight Sun - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

A Hudson Bay trader exchanges beads for seal. He falls in love with a girl in the camp. Her young Esquimau lover becomes jealous and tries to injure the trader, but is prevented by the girl. The Esquimau is banished from the camp. Trader ...See moreA Hudson Bay trader exchanges beads for seal. He falls in love with a girl in the camp. Her young Esquimau lover becomes jealous and tries to injure the trader, but is prevented by the girl. The Esquimau is banished from the camp. Trader blazing the trail. Stops, has lunch and goes on. He stops at a church on the side of a mountain. Prays and goes on down the mountainside. Trader stops at a cabin on mountain; calls to his friend who is not there; goes on his way. Young Esquimau coming over mountain, stops at cabin and discovers track of trader and follows him, determined to overtake his rival. The trader discovers the loss of his seal from the sleigh. Tries to find it. The Esquimau sneaks up and surprises the trader. Trader sees him and there is a fight for life. Trader slips on ice and Esquimau wounds him. A Royal mounted policeman in the distance sees the fight and discharges his gun at the Esquimau, pursuing him on horseback. The Esquimau rushes for cliff, mounted policeman after him. They meet and a fight ensues. Esquimau takes policeman's club and heats him with it. He throws the policeman's body over the cliff. Next day. Father of Esquimau girl leaving camp, tells his daughter he will return soon. Going through the Northern woods, he hears a cry for help. He stops, but does not locate the sound. Trader lying in snow, rises up and calls. Too weak, he faints from loss of blood. Father hearing second call, listens and locates the direction from whence it came. He discovers the trader lying in snow. Binds his wounds. Unloads the trader's sleigh and puts him on it. Father pulls sleigh into camp, telling the Esquimaux of his tribe how he found the trader and that he knew that one of their tribe was to blame, as the young Esquimau swore vengeance before leaving. The Esquimaux rush out to find their banished member. The Esquimaux locate their prey and pursue him over the side of a mountain, but he eludes them. They return to camp, and. taking spears, continue the chase to find him. The Esquimau is surrounded. He sees there is no hope for him and jumps over the ledge of a precipice. Seven months later. The Esquimau girl has nursed the trader back to life. He proposes to the girl and is accepted. Father consents to the union on condition that he (the trader) will renounce his people and always live with the Esquimaux, which he does. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less