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The Massacre
(1912) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Cast: Wilfred Lucas [Stephen], Blanche Sweet [Stephen’s ward], Charles West [the ward’s husband], Edward Dillon [John Randolph (in the prologue); and a cavalry soldier], Claire McDowell [Stephen’s belle (in the prologue)], Kate Toncray [the maid (in the prologue)], Alfred Paget [the Indian chief], Frank Opperman [an old settler], Jack Pickford [a young boy], Charles Gorman [a cavalry soldier], Robert Harron [a cavalry soldier], Dell Henderson [a man in the wagon train], Harry Hyde [a man in the wagon train], J. Jiquel Lanoe [a man in the wagon train], Charles Hill Mailes (Charles H. Mailes) [a man in the wagon train], W. Chrystie Miller [an old man in the wagon train], W.C. Robinson [an Indian], Charles Craig
Biograph Company production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Scenario by [?] D.W. Griffith? Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / © [?] 20 September, 30 October or 7 November? 1912 by Biograph Company. Released (in Europe) 7 November 1912. Released (in the USA) 26 February 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The production was shot on-location near San Fernando, California. [?] Listed by Barry-Griffith p. 43 as © 7 November 1912.
Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? As the woman he loved lay dying, the former suitor swore to protect the child of the other man, just killed in battle. The baby grown to womanhood, the man’s love for the mother was felt again, but a stranger claimed the girl’s love. So the man with his trust left for the far Northwestern country and joined in the government wars against the Indians. There again he met the life which he had sworn to protect. How well he succeeded, the returning young husband could most appreciate, after one of the most deadly massacres and Indian battles of the period.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Massacres - Native Americans - USA: California: San Fernando - Wagon trains
Listing updated: 22 December 2024.
References: Barry-Griffith pp. 43, 88; Bohn-Light p. 112; Brownlow-Parade p. 22; Drew-Speaking p. 286; Everson-American p. 45; Niver-First p. 163; Pitts-Hollywood p. 101; Sinyard-Silent p. 23; Spehr-American p. 2; Tarbox-Lost pp. 182, 183, 197, 279 : Website-IMDb.
Home video: DVD.
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