La découverte de l'or en Californie en 1848 provoque un exode massif vers la région et devenant un terrain fertile pour les bandits.La découverte de l'or en Californie en 1848 provoque un exode massif vers la région et devenant un terrain fertile pour les bandits.La découverte de l'or en Californie en 1848 provoque un exode massif vers la région et devenant un terrain fertile pour les bandits.
Tom Keene
- Dermod D'Arcy
- (as George Duryea)
Richard Alexander
- Gold Miner with Whip
- (non crédité)
Irving Bacon
- Townsman
- (non crédité)
Fred Burns
- Vigilante
- (non crédité)
Bob Card
- Fiddle Player
- (non crédité)
Gino Corrado
- Carlos Montalvo
- (non crédité)
Pat Harmon
- Raider
- (non crédité)
Buster Keaton
- Drunk Cowboy Thrown Out of Saloon
- (non crédité)
Augustina López
- Guerreros Servant
- (non crédité)
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesThe print of this film currently aired of TCM from time to time is short the last reel.
- Citations
Josephita Guerrero: In trouble again, Romauldo... so you come to your sister, eh? And what is it this time?
Romauldo Guerrero: I sold Father's sheep for him... and I lost the money on a cockfight.
- Bandes originalesOh! Susanna
(91848) (uncredited)
Written by Stephen Foster
Played throughout as part of the music score
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Pathfinder Saves the Day
I was thinking, toward the end of this movie, that had it been a talkie and had you told me it was made in the '40's my immediate reaction might have been to believe you ( I can be naive). "Tide of Empire" is a western full of high spirits and exuberance, folksy humour, a touch of melodrama, and a grand theme, and it's delightfully entertaining. It held me for its entire length (past my bedtime), simply because I continually HAD to know what happened next. For me, that's not necessarily the sign of a good movie, it simply means that I'm quite taken by it. I've seen a few silent movies, but not one quite like this. Directed by Allan Dwan with panache, the action is entirely three-dimensional within the film frame and there are some nice fast-moving tracking shots and attractive landscapes. The sound effects, which are carefully interwoven, give the scenes an added dimension, and the silent dialogue, surprisingly, didn't seem incongruous to me. I don't know if Tom Keene is a good actor or not, but he makes a good matinée idol, smiling and laughing his way through the movie - plus he's ridiculously handsome. A comment, from a reviewer, that the movie lacks humour, seems a bit hard. It's frequently funny, but the jokes, remember, are for a 1929 audience. A very amiable entertainment, and had I seen this flick back then, after leaving the theatre I would have topped it up with a visit to the nearest ice cream parlour.
By the way, Pathfinder is a horse. He has a leading role in the story. The movie also references two gentlemen by the names of Henry Wells and William G. Fargo who form a company offering overland transportation services to the gold buyers in California. Thanks to this movie and subsequently, Wikipedia, I learned something. Who said movies aren't educational?
By the way, Pathfinder is a horse. He has a leading role in the story. The movie also references two gentlemen by the names of Henry Wells and William G. Fargo who form a company offering overland transportation services to the gold buyers in California. Thanks to this movie and subsequently, Wikipedia, I learned something. Who said movies aren't educational?
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- rpvanderlinden
- 24 janv. 2011
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Langue
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- Tide of Empire
- Lieux de tournage
- Mission San Fernando Rey - 15151 San Fernando Mission Boulevard, Mission Hills, Los Angeles, Californie, États-Unis(Opening sequence depicting 1840s California)
- Sociétés de production
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- Durée1 heure 13 minutes
- Couleur
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By what name was La naissance d'un empire (1929) officially released in Canada in English?
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