The fact that an Indian tribe is eating puppies starts an action-packed battle in a Western town.The fact that an Indian tribe is eating puppies starts an action-packed battle in a Western town.The fact that an Indian tribe is eating puppies starts an action-packed battle in a Western town.
Kate Bruce
- Settler
- (uncredited)
Charles Gorman
- Among the Indians
- (uncredited)
Elmo Lincoln
- Cavalryman
- (uncredited)
Betty Marsh
- Child
- (uncredited)
W. Chrystie Miller
- Settler
- (uncredited)
W.C. Robinson
- Among the Indians
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe film was released in Germany four and a half months before its official premiere in the US.
- Alternate versionsIn the 1920s, the Aywon Film Corporation distributed a 37 minute version; the added length is due to the editing and new titling by M.G. Cohn and J.F. Natteford. This version includes extended opening credits and added intertitles in the style of 1920s titling.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Langlois (1970)
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10 years after what is, arguably, the first western of all time, "The Great Train Robbery", D.W. Griffith (who is, perhaps, the most important filmmaker of all time) put his own spin on the western genre with his 30 minute masterpiece "The Battle at Elderbush Gulch".
Bullets going off! Horses running around! Cowboys and Indians in a fierce battle! This action packed western has almost everything you'd want out of an action packed western, and it is all presented in an only 30 minute runtime!
However, the plot, itself is really flawed, mainly because of how weird it is. It portrays Native Americans in a horribly stereotypical and downright offensive light (like how the African Americans are portrayed in Griffith's controversial epic "The Birth of a Nation"). They literally feast upon dogs, which triggers the whole battle. It is really weird and, overall, possibly the worst movie plot I've ever seen be paired with such an exciting and great movie!
While it is a bit racist, it is still engaging, entertaining, and historically important! Possibly Griffith's best short film.
Bullets going off! Horses running around! Cowboys and Indians in a fierce battle! This action packed western has almost everything you'd want out of an action packed western, and it is all presented in an only 30 minute runtime!
However, the plot, itself is really flawed, mainly because of how weird it is. It portrays Native Americans in a horribly stereotypical and downright offensive light (like how the African Americans are portrayed in Griffith's controversial epic "The Birth of a Nation"). They literally feast upon dogs, which triggers the whole battle. It is really weird and, overall, possibly the worst movie plot I've ever seen be paired with such an exciting and great movie!
While it is a bit racist, it is still engaging, entertaining, and historically important! Possibly Griffith's best short film.
- framptonhollis
- Feb 19, 2016
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- Runtime29 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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By what name was The Battle of Elderbush Gulch (1913) officially released in Canada in English?
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