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John Colter’s Escape
(1912) United States of America
B&W : Split-reel
Directed by Hobart Bosworth
Cast: Herbert Rawlinson [John Colter], Bessie Eyton [John’s sweetheart], Harry Ennis [the sweetheart’s father], Lillian Hayward [the sweetheart’s mother], Jacqueline Hayward [the sweetheart’s sister], Elmer Clifton [the Indian runner]
The Selig Polyscope Company, Incorporated, production; distributed by The General Film Company, Incorporated. / Produced by William N. Selig. From the short story “Astoria” by Washington Irving. / Released 6 December 1912; in a split-reel with A Question of Hair (1912). / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.
Drama.
Synopsis: [From Selig promotional materials] John Colter, a backwoodsman of the northwestern coast, earned a reputation for his speed as a runner and his resourcefulness in face of danger. Once when trapping he was captured by a marauding band of Black Feet, who gave him a chance for his life to run the gauntlet in a rather singular way. He was set loose and the Indians were ordered to pursue him until he was worn down, giving opportunity to prolong torture at their pleasure. The crafty Colter led them such a swift pace that when the strongest runner was so far ahead that his fellow men were out of sight, he turned, tripped the Indian, and finished him with his own spear. Then he took to the water and by hiding like a beaver beneath a driftwood raft, escaped.
Survival status: (unknown)
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 30 December 2024.
References: Lahue-Selig p. 121 : Website-IMDb.
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