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The Invaders

The Invaders

1912Short⏱️ 41mNot Rated
ShortDramaWestern
6.1
IMDB Rating
425 votes

The U.S. Army and the Indians sign a peace treaty. However, a group of surveyors trespass on the Indians' land and violate the treaty. The Army refuses to listen to the Indians' complaints, and the surveyors are killed by the Indi...

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Francis Ford, Ethel Grandin, Ann Little
Release Date
November 29, 1912
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 10
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Francis Ford
Francis Ford
as Colonel James Bryson
Ethel Grandin
Ethel Grandin
as Colonel Bryson's Daughter
Ann Little
Ann Little
as Sky Star
Ray Myers
Ray Myers
as Lieutenant White
William Eagle Shirt
William Eagle Shirt
as The Sioux Chief
Art Acord
Art Acord
as Telegrapher
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Tilly Baldwin
as Cowgirl

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Kay-Bee Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

treatyamerican indiannative americannative american chiefland rights

🎯 Categories

DramaShortWestern

⭐ Featured Review

Interesting, Believable Melodrama
by Snow Leopard2005-05-05

"This interesting and believable melodrama benefits from its even-handed portrayal of its characters and from its realistic settings. It tells a sad, thoughtful story about a typical conflict on the western frontier, and it tells the story well. It depicts the Native American characters in a sensitive yet non-romanticized fashion, dealing honestly both with the offenses committed against them and with their own weaknesses. The main story starts with a Native American tribe that puts its confidence in a treaty with the US government, only to find out very shortly that they have been deceived. T..."

💡 Did You Know?

One of the films in the three-disk boxed DVD set called "More Treasures from American Film Archives (2004)," compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation from five American film archives. This film is preserved by the Library of Congress (from the AFI/Blackhawk collection), has a running time of 41 minutes and an added piano score.

📖 Synopsis

The U.S. Army and the Indians sign a peace treaty. However, a group of surveyors trespass on the Indians' land and violate the treaty. The Army refuses to listen to the Indians' complaints, and the surveyors are killed by the Indi...