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  • Johnnie and the Indians (1909)
  • Short | Short, Western
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Johnnie and the Indians (1909)
Short | Short, Western
Johnny Jones, a typical novel-reading lad, tries to beat his way into the tent of Texas Bill's Wild West Show. Our first scene shows the show tent, with Indians, cowboys and Western girl. Johnny is caught and fired out. He knocks over Big ...See moreJohnny Jones, a typical novel-reading lad, tries to beat his way into the tent of Texas Bill's Wild West Show. Our first scene shows the show tent, with Indians, cowboys and Western girl. Johnny is caught and fired out. He knocks over Big Chief, who is about to kill him, when Arizona Nell takes a hand and saves Johnny from the mad Indian. The Chief contents himself with kicking Johnny out of sight. Johnny gets even by bending his baseball bat over the Chief's rear end. The Chief draws a huge knife and goes after Johnny's scalp. Johnny reaches home late and his old maid aunt sends him supperless to bed. But hunger and a desire to finish the thrilling story, "The Boy Scout," impel Johnny to come back to the dining room to enjoy some cake and his novel. A noise startles him. He goes to the window, and sees the four Indians. Seizing a revolver, Johnny lies in wait. The Indians enter. Johnny shoots the Chief and the other Indians seize him. Aunt enters while the Indians are eating and drinking, she is seized, and the Indians grab her hair to scalp her. But her wig flies off at the first pull, and the Indians after a tussle, kill her. Johnny, who has crawled out during the scrimmage, sees all this through the window. He runs off, followed by the Indians. Now follow exciting scenes, Arizona Nell finds Johnny in the woods almost exhausted. She gives him a knife, and they run off as the Indians approach. Nell is captured and tied to a tree. Johnny comes up, and after a terrific fight with Lone Wolf kills him and releases Nell. Johnny is captured, The Indians hang him by the feet from a tree and build a fire under him. Left alone, Johnny struggles, raises himself up and bites through the rope, just as the flames are reaching him. With a shriek of terror he falls into the fire. And then Johnny wakes up. He has been asleep and has fallen from the chair. His face is one eager, happy grin at finding that it was all a dream. But his smile vanishes when auntie comes in and gives him a good spanking. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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David Horsley
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Updated May 22, 1909
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May 22, 1909 (United States)

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