The Empire Builders
1924 film
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The Empire Builders is a 1924 American silent film starring Snowy Baker, the second movie the Australian actor made in America. It was highly popular in Australia.[1]
| Empire Builders | |
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| Produced by | Phil Goldstone |
| Starring | Snowy Baker Margaret Landis |
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Running time | 49 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Prominent roles were taken by the horses Boomerang and Prince Charlie.[2]
Plot
The film is set in South Africa. 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
