James Wynnegate (Dustin Farnum) and his cousin, Henry (Monroe Salisbury), are upper-class Englishmen and trustees for an orphans' fund.

When war office officials are informed of the money missing they pursue James, but he successfully escapes to Wyoming.

There, James rescues Nat-U-Ritch (Lillian St. Cyr), daughter of the chief of the Ute tribe, from local outlaw Cash Hawkins (William Elmer).

Before he succumbs to his injuries, Henry signs a letter of confession proclaiming James's innocence in the embezzlement.

DeMille rented what is now known as the Lasky-DeMille Barn at the southeast corner of Selma and Vine Streets to serve as their studio and production office; today it is home to the Hollywood Heritage Museum.

[5] Cecil B. DeMille felt that lighting in a movie was extremely important and viewed it as the visual and emotional foundation to build his image.

[3][5] The main character James Wynnegate played by Dustin Farnum, was cast as the hero for the film.

Farnum was a notable Broadway star and his wife in real life Winifred Kingston was also a well-known actress.

[9] During the early teens, Young Deer and Lillian St. Cyr helped to transform how Native American characters were represented.

The characters they created were sympathetic in complex ways, although other studios such as Kalem Company were also attempting to accurately portray Natives in film.