Empire Builders
Empire Builders is a 1924 film starring Snowy Baker, the second movie he made in America. It was highly popular in Australia.[1]
| Empire Builders | |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Phil Goldstone |
| Starring | Snowy Baker Margaret Landis |
Release date | 1924 |
Running time | 49 mins |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent |
Prominent roles were taken by the horses Boomerang and Prince Charles.[2]
Plot
Captain William Ballard of the Territorials is sent to make a treaty with the natives. He meets resistance from the Boers, still unreconciled to British rule. He falls in love with Katryn van der Poel. He succeeds in rescuing a lost party and recovering important military dispatches.[3]
Cast
- Snowy Baker as Captain William Ballard
- Margaret Landis as Katryn van der Poel
- Theodore Lorch as Hendrik van der Poel
- Pinckney Harrison as Karui the king
- J.P. Lockney as a trader
- Jere Austin as Fritz van Roon
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References
- "[?]EMPIRE BUILDERS."". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 23 July 1924. p. 3. Retrieved 25 August 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- "THE CINEMA WORLD". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas. 18 July 1924. p. 12. Retrieved 25 August 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
- "THE CINEMA WORLD". The Mercury. Hobart, Tas. 19 September 1924. p. 11. Retrieved 25 August 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
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