Captain of the Gray Horse Troop

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Captain of the Gray Horse Troop
The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop (1917, advertisement).jpg
Directed by William Wolbert
Written by A. Van Buren Powell
Starring Antonio Moreno
Edith Storey
Otto Lederer
Cinematography Reginald Lyons
Production
company
Distributed byVitagraph Company of America
Release date
  • May 7, 1917 (1917-05-07)
Running time
50 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

Captain of the Gray Horse Troop is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by William Wolbert and starring Antonio Moreno, Edith Storey and Otto Lederer. [1]

Contents

Plot

The character Capt. George Curtis is sent to an Indian reservation in order to stabilize conditions after a Native-America kills a Caucasian rancher and a lynch mob ensues. [2]

Cast

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References

  1. Weaver p.258
  2. "Captain of the Gray Horse Troop". TCM. Retrieved August 24, 2023.

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