- In 1876, Lt. Tony Britton of the 7th Cavalry is in love with pretty young Barbara Manning, but the wife of his superior, Capt. Granson, is in love with him and begs him to run away with her. Britton refuses, but is soon sent to arrest Sioux chief Rain-in-the-Face, who has murdered two soldiers from the 7th. He captures his quarry and carts him off to jail, infuriating the local Indians. When Capt. Granson learns of his wife's infatuation with Britton, he makes trouble for Britton, who is soon forced to resign his commission. He signs up as an army scout, and learns that the Indians are planning to attack and massacre the 7th under the command of Col. George Armstrong Custer. Can he get to Custer in time to warn him of the impending attack, and will he--a disgraced army officer--be believed?—frankfob2@yahoo.com
- For the love of Otonawah, an Indian maiden, "Rain-in-the-Face," an Indian chieftain, kills and scalps two white men belonging to the Seventh Cavalry, at Fort Lincoln, Dakota. Tony Britton, first lieutenant of the Seventh, is sent with his command to arrest "Rain" and, despite the tribe's offer of any other three Indians, brings back the murderer and jails him. Thus started one of the prime causes of the Custer massacre. Mrs. Frances Granson, married to a worthless brute, is in love with Tony, and he imagines himself with her until he meets Barbara Manning, a Chicago girl, and falls really in love. Mrs. Granson wants Tony to elope with her, but in a note he refuses. This note gets into her husband's hands and he makes trouble. Before General Custer, the commanding officer, he accuses Tony of conduct unbecoming an officer, and Tony cites the note as proof of his innocence. Mrs. Granson is wired about it, but of course she knows nothing of any note, and Tony is forced to resign to avoid a court martial. Trouble with the Indians has followed ever since the "Rain-in-the-Face" incident, and Tony joins Old Man Meekins as a scout. They come across a horde of over a thousand Indians on the warpath and, knowing that Custer knows nothing of their presence, they hasten to him with the news. Major Reno is sent with four troops to attack the Indians in the rear, but his fatal hesitation results in the tragic Battle of the Big Horn and the annihilation of Custer's brave command. Before he dies Mrs. Granson's husband gives General Custer the note written by Tony and it is found in the brave General's hand when, too late, Reno's command comes up. Tony is reinstated in the Seventh, with apologies, and some time afterward he and Barbara meet at Fort Lincoln and all ends well.—Moving Picture World synopsis
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By what name was Britton of the Seventh (1916) officially released in Canada in English?
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