The Invaders (1912)
The U.S. Army and the Sioux 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 Indians. A vicious war ensues, culminating in an Indian attack on an army fort.
- Date of release
- 1912-11-29
- TMDB
- 5.5 / 10 (14)
- Runtime
- 41m
- Genres
- Western, War
- Director
- Francis Ford, Thomas H. Ince
Casting
- Francis Ford — Colonel James Bryson
- Ethel Grandin — Colonel Bryson's Daughter
- Ann Little — Sky Star
- Ray Myers — Lieutenant White
- William Eagle Shirt — The Sioux Chief
- Art Acord — Telegrapher
Interesting facts
The Invaders is a 1912 American silent Western film directed by Francis Ford and Thomas H. Ince. The movie tells the story of broken treaty between a Sioux tribe and the US by railroad surveyors.
Production
Thomas H. Ince rented the Millers Bros. 101 Ranch Real Wild West Show, to lend an "authenticity" to the film. The show's cowboys, buffalo, and Oglala Sioux were used in several of Ince's films (notably, War on the Plains). Ince brought the traveling show to a leased area in Santa Monica meant to mimic the Dakotas that would come to be known as "Inceville".
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