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The Drummer of the 8th
Also known as {The Drummer of the Eighth}
(1913) United States of America
B&W : Two reels
Directed by Jay Hunt
Cast: Cyril Gottlieb (Cyril Gardner) [Billy Durand, the drummer boy], [?] ? [Jack Durand, Billy’s older brother], Mildred Harris [Mildred Brown, the younger next-door neighbor girl], Marion Sunshine [the older next-door neighbor girl], [?] ? [the Durand father], [?] ? [the Durand mother], [?] ? [Confederate General Horn]
New York Motion Picture Company production; distributed by Mutual Film Corporation [Broncho]. / Produced by Thomas H. Ince. / Released 28 May 1913. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Despite modern attributions that Frank Borzage appears as Jack Durand it is clear that another actor played the character.
Drama: Civil War.
Survival status: Prints exist [35mm positive, 16mm reduction positive (abridged)].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Animals: Horses - Death - Flags: American, Confederate - History: USA: American Civil War (1861-1865) - Maps - Medical: Doctors - Spies - Transportation: Horses, Trains - War: Battles, Soldiers (Confederate, Union) - Weapons: Bayonets, Cannons, Guns (Rifles), Swords
Listing updated: 5 March 2024.
References: Film credits, film viewing : Gallagher-Ford p. 371; Lahue-Triangle p. 47 : Website-IMDb : Documentary-Beecher.
Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.
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