The Buzzard's Shadow
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The Buzzard's Shadow is a 1915
American silent
military
drama film
directed by Thomas Ricketts
starring Harold Lockwood
and May Allison
. The film was shot in San Diego at the San Diego Military Reservation.
1915 in film
The year 1915 in film involved some significant events.-Events:* February 8 : D.W Griffith's The Birth of a Nation premieres at Clune's Auditorium Los Angeles and breaks box office and film length records, running at a total length of 3 hrs 10 minutes.* June 18 : The Motion Picture Directors...
American silent
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
military
Military
A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Thomas Ricketts
Tom Ricketts
Thomas "Tom" Ricketts was an English American silent film actor, director and screenwriter who was involved in almost 350 motion pictures....
starring Harold Lockwood
Harold Lockwood
Harold A. Lockwood was an American silent film actor and one of the most popular matinee idols of the early film period during the 1910s.-Career:...
and May Allison
May Allison
May Allison was an American stage and film actress whose greatest success was achieved in the early part of the 20th century in the medium of silent film.-Life and career:...
. The film was shot in San Diego at the San Diego Military Reservation.
Cast
- Harold LockwoodHarold LockwoodHarold A. Lockwood was an American silent film actor and one of the most popular matinee idols of the early film period during the 1910s.-Career:...
.... Sergeant Barnes - May AllisonMay AllisonMay Allison was an American stage and film actress whose greatest success was achieved in the early part of the 20th century in the medium of silent film.-Life and career:...
.... Alice Corbett - William StowellWilliam StowellWilliam Stowell , was an American silent film actor who died in a railroad accident in the Belgian Congo in 1919....
.... Dr. Deschamps - Harry von MeterHarry von MeterHarry von Meter was an American silent film actor. He was signed by the Thanhouser Company based in New York City in 1912, moving to American Film Studios a year or two later, and starred in about 200 films until 1929. He is perhaps most famous for starring in The Hunchback of Notre Dame as Mons...
.... Unitah, the half-breed - Alice Ann Rooney .... Areep, the squaw
- Dick La RenoDick La RenoDick La Reno was an Irish-born American film actor of the silent era. He appeared in 83 films between 1914 and 1931.He was born in Ireland and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* Single Handed...
.... Colonel Sears - Betty HartBetty HarteBetty Harte , was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 108 films between 1908 and 1916.She was born in Lebanon, Pennsylvania and died in Sunland, California.-Selected filmography:...
.... Mrs. Sears - Virginia Fordyce .... Barbara Corbett