A Temporary Truce is a 1912 American short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.
[1] Mexican Jim, the villain, kidnaps Alice, wife of Jack the prospector.
Jack declares a temporary truce with Jim so they can both battle the Indians as a common enemy.
[3] The film is more complex in this regard that previous Griffith work.
She was one of his favorites and in a 1923 interview, Griffith noted that "Mae Marsh was born a film star.