A year after signing a treaty with the Sioux, Colonel Bryson faces conflict as surveyors for the Transcontinental Railroad provoke the tribe. Sky Star, the Sioux chief’s daughter, warns the settlers but arrives too late. The Sioux and Cheyenne launch a brutal attack on a military outpost. After Sky Star dies, Colonel Bryson is forced to make a tough decision, but reinforcements arrive just in time to secure a US military victory.
Title: The Invaders (1912) Alternative title: The Empire Builders
Colorized version: https://youtu.be/K1b103IOMVQ
Directors: Francis Ford, Thomas H. Ince
Cast:
Art Acord as Telegrapher
William Eagle Shirt as The Sioux Chief
Francis Ford as Colonel James Bryson
Ethel Grandin as Colonel Bryson’s Daughter
Ann Little as Sky Star
Ray Myers as Lieutenant White
Genres: Short, Drama, Western
Release date: November 20, 1912
Filming location: Coytesville, New Jersey, USA
