Loved by a Maori Chieftess

Loved by a Maori Chieftess

1913
34m
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Overview

Wena, a Māori princess, is told by a sorceress that "she will marry a white man, tall and handsome, with eyes as fair as the sky and a fair beard". Chadwick a trapper who was hunting in the bush is captured and brought to the pa to be burnt at the stake to provide "white mans meat". Wena recognises Chadwick as that man, but the young chief Te Heuheu arrives to court her. She helps Chadwick escape and they swear eternal love. Chadwick goes through the geysers to his hut on the lake, but they are discovered there by Te Heuheu. Chadwick is threatened with death, so she returns to the tribe. But when she is near death from pining for him her father the chief relents. Chadwick is made a chief, she recovers and the tribe celebrates with a feast.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Countries
New Zealand
Spoken Languages
No Language

Quick Facts

Release Date March 14, 1913
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt1155495

Cast

Maata Horomona
Maata Horomona

Ohinemutu

Key Crew

Gaston Méliès
Director
Gaston Méliès
Producer
Edmund Mitchell
Writer

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