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The Crisis
(1912) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Thomas H. Ince
Cast: Francis Ford, Anna Little (Ann Little), J. Barney Sherry, Ethel Grandin, William Farnum
New York Motion Picture Company production; distributed by [?] Motion Picture Distributing & Sales Company or The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated? [101-Bison]. / Produced by Thomas H. Ince. / Released 29 March 1912. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the United Kingdom by Ideal Renting Company in 1912. The film was rereleased in the USA by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated, in 1916.
Drama: Western.
Synopsis: [?] [From The Moving Picture World]? Disowned by his father for his wild habits, the parson’s son meets the crisis of his life, the terrible peril confronting his parents awakening his manhood and exciting him to attempt a daring plan, risking a storm of bullets, to break through the Indian lines and guide the troops to the rescue. Early western life shown in all detail, the pony express riders changing horses at full gallop, prairie schooners, oxen, Indian villages, etc. Hard pressed by the attacking Indians the parson gathers his flock in the rude church, and the desperate battle is continued. Receiving word of the Indian uprising, the United States troops ride at break-neck speed to the scene of the conflict. Wonderfully staged battle, amazing feats of horsemanship, falls from galloping steeds, etc.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Listing updated: 5 April 2020.
References: Tarbox-Lost pp. 80, 83, 85, 279 : ClasIm-224 p. 42 : Website-IMDb.
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