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  • The Vengeance of Najerra (1914)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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The Vengeance of Najerra (1914)
Short | Short, Drama
Najerra, a young Indian, works in a mine in Southern California and is in love with Tula, an Indian girl of his own tribe. But Leandro, a dashing young Mexican dandy, tires of his associates in the little Mexican, strolls into the country,...See moreNajerra, a young Indian, works in a mine in Southern California and is in love with Tula, an Indian girl of his own tribe. But Leandro, a dashing young Mexican dandy, tires of his associates in the little Mexican, strolls into the country, and meets Tula. Admiring her greatly, he discards his former sweetheart, a Mexican girl, and determines to win Tula. This he accomplishes without much delay; he takes her to town and they are married. Leandro's friends welcome Tula cordially and she seems quite happy, but he soon tires of her and at the end of a year she is broken in heart and body from his neglect and mistreatment. About this time the annual Mexican fiesta occurs, and during it he ignores her completely, but she reaches the end of her patience when she sees him embracing another woman. She starts for her old home; her father has died, so she goes to the home of her old sweetheart Najerra. He and his mother take her inside, but the long walk was too much for her and she expires in his arms. Najerra, who had taken her departure a year before with stoical resignation, now determines to avenge her death and goes to the town for that purpose. As he stands at the street corner watching Leandro smoking at an upper window, he notices that every few minutes Leandro throws out the end of a burnt cigarette. As he passes beneath the window he sees that all of the cigarette ends have fallen within a very small space. He walks thoughtfully away wondering how he can use this information to advantage. A short distance down the street he meets the dray cart from the mine loaded with cans of powder. As the cart passes on he starts as if to take one, but decides that this form of revenge would be too cowardly. As he watches it a can of powder falls off directly under Leandro's window, where the burning cigarette ends fall. Presently there is a terrific explosion, a burning cigarette end has fallen from the window overhead. When the smoke has cleared, the building is in ruins and Leandro is not to be seen. Najerra goes home thankful that God has saved him from staining his soul with blood, and the scene fades as he kneels over Tula's grave, his hands uplifted to Heaven in thanksgiving. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated Feb 1, 1914
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Feb 1, 1914 (United States)

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