Across the Plains (1911 film)
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Across the Plains is a 1911 American silent Western film directed by Broncho Billy Anderson and Thomas H. Ince and starring Anderson.
Across the Plains | |
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Directed by | Broncho Billy Anderson Thomas H. Ince |
Written by | Broncho Billy Anderson Thomas H. Ince |
Produced by | Broncho Billy Anderson |
Starring | Broncho Billy Anderson Gladys Field |
Cinematography | Jess Robbins |
Distributed by | General Film Company |
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Running time | 1 reel |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The film's plot has Jennie Lee and her father heading to California in a prairie schooner. Jennie Lee's father becomes intoxicated before Indians attack them for trespassing on the land. Unable to convince her father to get in the carriage, Jennie Lee flees and races the Indians and is led to a deserted shack by a cowboy as his partner heads off for aid. The two are saved as the ranchmen return and disperse the Indians.
The film was not released with a cast of credits as typical of its production era. The production took place on the Miller Brothers 101 Ranch and was released under the Essany label. The completed film was approximately 990 feet in length and was met with mixed reviews. The film's status is unknown, but likely lost.