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The Tattoo (1912)
Short | Short, Western

The Tattoo (1912)

Short | Short, Western

Joe Carlisle sells his trading vessel and visits his friends, the Marks family. He finds that Ed Marks, the eldest boy, is sick and when the doctor recommends that he go west, Joe persuades the family to join him. They agree and Joe ...See moreJoe Carlisle sells his trading vessel and visits his friends, the Marks family. He finds that Ed Marks, the eldest boy, is sick and when the doctor recommends that he go west, Joe persuades the family to join him. They agree and Joe together with Mrs. Marks, Ed and his sister Jess, and the two children Dick and Gertie, start in a covered camp wagon. On the way they are attacked by Indians, but beat them off. The children admire the tattoo mark on Joe's arm and persuade him to tattoo their arms in the same way. They build a log cabin and settle down to western life keeping on good terms with the surrounding Indians, until one day Joe surprises Moon Face stealing a hatchet and orders him off the place. Moon Face treasures a grudge and one day swoops down upon the children while they are at play and carries off little Gertie. Dick runs home with the news and the Indian is pursued, but without success. The family mourn the loss of Gertie. Ten years pass by and Dick grows into a handsome youth. He goes out hunting with his chum Cy. They happen on an Indian camp and are both smitten with the charms of the Chief's daughter Star Eyes. Their visits are repeated and Dick notes with regret that Cy possesses the first place in the girl's affections. Cy asks the Chief for the hand of Star Eyes and is ordered away. Star Eyes runs away and joins Cy. The escape is discovered and several Indians follow them and, in a running fight Cy is wounded in the arm. Star Eyes, from their stand point of vantage, keeps the Indians at bay until a posse of cowboys, led by Dick and Joe appears and the Indians are routed. Star Eyes is wounded in the arm, and when Joe splits her sleeve he discovers the tattoo mark and Star Eves is no more, But Gertrude takes her place and the family rejoice. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Mona Darkfeather Star Eyes, Gertie at Age 17 Years Star Eyes, Gertie at Age 17 Years See fewer	Justice of the Wild (1913)
William Bertram Joe Carlisle Joe Carlisle See fewer	The Old Maid's Baby (1919)
Artie Ortego Moon Face (as Art Ortego) Moon Face (as Art Ortego) See fewer	The Valley of Bravery (1926)
Jack Leonard Ed Marks Ed Marks See fewer	Macbeth (1916)
Richard Roller Dick Marks at Age 9 Years Dick Marks at Age 9 Years See fewer	The Tattoo (1912)
Roy Watson Dick Marks at Age 19 Years Dick Marks at Age 19 Years See fewer	Chasing Trouble (1926)
Charles Bartlett Cy Hardy Cy Hardy See fewer	Tangled Trails (I) (1921)
Al Kaufman Doctor Doctor See fewer	Daredevil Jack (1920)
Chief Harvey Chief Timber Wolf Chief Timber Wolf See fewer	Star Eyes' Stratagem (1912)
Chief Phillipi Young Buck, in Love with Star Eyes Young Buck, in Love with Star Eyes See fewer	The Legend of the Amulet (1914)
Jane Keckley Mrs. Marks Mrs. Marks See fewer	The Country Doctor (1927)
Virginia Chester Jess Jess See fewer	An Indian Ishmael (1912)
Leonide Watson Gertie as a Child Gertie as a Child See fewer	Coals of Fire (I) (1911)