The Pioneers is an American silent film and one of the earliest Westerns,[3] having been released by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company in October 1903. It incorporates part of the footage from Kit Carson, another Western short also released by Biograph in October 1903.[4][5] Both films were shot on location in the Adirondack Mountains of New York.[6]
| The Pioneers | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. |
| Cinematography | Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | American Mutoscope and Biograph Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 minutes[1][2] |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Plot
editA little girl is captured by a band of Indians and her settler parents killed. Some trappers come upon the bodies and set out in pursuit. They track down and kill all the Indians and free the girl.[4]
References
edit- ^ Tim Dirks. "The History of Film / The Pre-1920s / Early Cinematic Origins and the Infancy of Film / Part 2". Filmsite.org.
- ^ Aquila, Richard (April 16, 2015). The Sagebrush Trail: Western Movies and Twentieth-Century America. University of Arizona Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780816531547.
- ^ Dar Haddix (November 27, 2003). "Feature: A century of Western movies". United Press International.
- ^ a b "The Pioneers". silentera.com.
- ^ "The Pioneers (1903): Notes". Turner Classic Movies.
- ^ Gomery, Douglas; Pafort-Overduin, Clara (February 28, 2011). Movie History: A Survey: Second Edition. Taylor & Francis. p. 23. ISBN 9781136835254.
External links
edit- The Pioneers at IMDb
- The Pioneers at the TCM Movie Database
- The Pioneers at silentera.com, with a detailed synopsis from "Biograph promotional materials"