War on the Plains
War on the Plains [also called Across the Plains], is a 1912 silent short western film directed by Thomas H. Ince and starring Francis Ford, Ethel Grandin and Ray Myers. It was produced by Bison Motion Pictures and New York Motion Pictures.[1]
| War on the Plains (aka Across the Plains) | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Thomas H. Ince |
| Produced by | Bison Motion Pictures New York Motion Picture Company |
| Written by | William Eagle Shirt Thomas H. Ince Ray Myers |
| Starring | Francis Ford Ethel Grandin |
| Distributed by | Motion Picture Distributors and Sales Company Cosmopolitan Films(UK) |
Release date | February 23, 1912 |
Running time | 20mins. ; 2 reels |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent..English titles |
It is referred to as Across the Plains in Daniel Blum's Pictorial History of Silent Films.[2] Several other films with this title were released before and after this film.
Filmed at Inceville, Santa Ynez, California.
Cast
- Francis Ford - Drake, a Treacherous Prospector
- Ethel Grandin - Ethel, the Wagon Captain's Daughter
- Ray Myers - A Young Emigrant
- Howard Davies - A Prospector
- William Eagle Shirt - Indian
- J. Barney Sherry - Frontiersman
- Art Acord - Frontiersman
- Clayton Monroe Teters - Indian(*unbilled)
Preservation status
- This film is preserved in the UCLA Film & TV archive.
References
- War on the Plains at silentera.com
- Pictorial History of Silent Films, p.21 c.1953 by Daniel Blum ISBN 0-399-50667-5
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