The Buzzard's Shadow

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The Buzzard's Shadow
(aka:The Shadow of Fear)
Directed by Thomas Ricketts
Written byKenneth B.Clark
Starring Harold Lockwood
May Allison
Production
company
Distributed by Mutual Film
Release date
  • December 9, 1915 (1915-12-09)
Running time
5 reels
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent film
English intertitles

The Buzzard's Shadow is a 1915 American silent military drama film directed by Thomas Ricketts starring Harold Lockwood and May Allison. U.S. troops appear in the film, which was shot in San Diego at the San Diego Military Reservation. [1]

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The film was produced by the American Film Company and released as a Mutual Film Masterpiece. In 1918 the film was re-edited and re-released by the Arrow Film Corporation under the title, The Shadow of Fear. [1]

Plot

Cast

The cast of The Buzzard's Shadow is documented by the American Film Institute. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Buzzard's Shadow". AFI Catalog of Feature Films . American Film Institute . Retrieved 2016-02-12.