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The Conqueror
The Conqueror
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Directed by	Raoul Walsh
Screenplay by	Chester B. Clapp; Raoul Walsh
Story by	Henry Christeen Warnack
Produced by	William Fox
Starring	William Farnum
Cinematography	Del Clawson
Distributed by	Fox Film Corporation
Release date	September 16, 1917;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	Silent; English intertitles

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The Conqueror is a 1917 American silent biographical Western film directed by Raoul Walsh and starring William Farnum. It was produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation.^[1]

Plot

This was a big budget biography film from William Fox and Raoul Walsh about Sam Houston.

Cast

William Farnum as Sam Houston
Jewel Carmen as Eliza Allen
Charles Clary as Sidney Stokes
James A. Marcus as Jumbo (credited as J.A. Marcus)
Carrie Clark Ward as Mammy
William Chisolm as Dr. Spencer
Robert Dunbar as Judge Allen
Owen Jones as James Houston
William Eagle Shirt as Indian Chief
Chief Birdhead as Indian Chief
Little Bear as Indian Chief

Preservation

The Conqueror is now a lost film.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Conqueror
^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Conqueror
^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Conqueror at silentera.com
^ The Conqueror at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted (Wayback Machine)

External links

The Conqueror at IMDb
The Conqueror at the TCM Movie Database
The Conqueror at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
Color lobby poster

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[1] The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: The Conqueror

[2] The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: The Conqueror

[3] Progressive Silent Film List: The Conqueror at silentera.com

[4] The Conqueror at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted (Wayback Machine)

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+{{Use American English|date=September 2021}}
+{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
 {{Infobox film
 | name           = The Conqueror
 | image          = The Conqueror (1917) - 3.jpg
-| caption        =
+| caption        = Advertisement
 | director       = [[Raoul Walsh]]
 | producer       = [[William Fox (producer)|William Fox]]
-| writer         = Chester B. Clapp<br>Raoul Walsh
+| screenplay     = Chester B. Clapp<br />Raoul Walsh
-| based on       = a story by Henry Christeen Warnack
+| story          = [[Henry Christeen Warnack]]
 | starring       = [[William Farnum]]
-| music          =
 | cinematography = [[Del Clawson]]
-| editing        =
+| distributor    = [[Fox Film Corporation]]
-| distributor    = Fox Film
+| released       = {{Film date|1917|09|16}}
-| released       = September 16, 1917
 | runtime        = 80 minutes
-| country        = USA
+| country        = United States
-| language       = Silent..English titles
+| language       = [[Silent film|Silent]]<br />English intertitles
 }}
-'''''The Conqueror''''' is a 1917 silent film biographical western directed by [[Raoul Walsh]] and starring [[William Farnum]]. It was produced and distributed by [[Fox Film Corporation]].<ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2040 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films:''The Conqueror'']</ref>
+'''''The Conqueror''''' is a 1917 American [[silent film|silent]] biographical [[Western (genre)|Western]] film directed by [[Raoul Walsh]] and starring [[William Farnum]]. It was produced and distributed by [[Fox Film Corporation]].<ref>[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=2040 The AFI Catalog of Feature Films: ''The Conqueror'']</ref>
 ==Plot==
-This was a big budget biography film from William Fox and Raoul Walsh about [[Sam Houston]].
+This was a big budget biography film from [[William Fox (producer)|William Fox]] and Raoul Walsh about [[Sam Houston]].
 ==Cast==
+{{castlist|
-*[[William Farnum]] - [[Sam Houston]]
-*[[Jewel Carmen]] - [[Eliza Allen Houston|Eliza Allen]]
+* [[William Farnum]] as [[Sam Houston]]
+* [[Jewel Carmen]] as [[Eliza Allen Houston|Eliza Allen]]
-*[[Charles Clary]] - Sidney Stokes
-*[[James A. Marcus]] - Jumbo (*as J.A. Marcus)
+* [[Charles Clary]] as Sidney Stokes
+* [[James A. Marcus]] as Jumbo (credited as J.A. Marcus)
-*[[Carrie Clark Ward]] - Mammy
+* [[Carrie Clark Ward]] as Mammy
-*William Chisolm - Dr. Spencer
+* William Chisolm as Dr. Spencer
-*Robert Dunbar - Judge Allen
+* Robert Dunbar as Judge Allen
-*Owen Jones - James Houston
+* Owen Jones as James Houston
-*William Eagle Shirt - Indian Chief
-*Chief Birdhead - Indian Chief
+* [[William Eagle Shirt]] as Indian Chief
-*Little Bear - Indian Chief
+* Chief Birdhead as Indian Chief
+* Little Bear as Indian Chief
+}}
 ==Preservation==
-*This film is now [[lost film|lost]].<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4410/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog:''The Conqueror'']</ref><ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/Conqueror1917.html ''The Conqueror'' at silentera.com]</ref>
+''The Conqueror'' is now a [[lost film]].<ref>[http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.mbrs.sfdb.4410/default.html The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: ''The Conqueror'']</ref><ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/C/Conqueror1917.html Progressive Silent Film List: ''The Conqueror''] at silentera.com</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141225003106/http://www.thegreatstars.com/lost_film_wanted.htm The Conqueror at TheGreatStars.com; Lost Films Wanted] (Wayback Machine)</ref>
 ==See also==
-*[[1937 Fox vault fire]]
+* [[1937 Fox vault fire]]
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
+{{commons category|The Conqueror (1917 film)}}
-*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0007820/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_14  The Conqueror at IMDb.com]
-*{{allmovie|152130|synopsis}}
+* {{IMDb title|id=0007820|title=The Conqueror}}
-*[http://pics.filmaffinity.com/The_Conqueror-448199250-large.jpg color lobby poster]
+* {{TCMDb title|id=494685}}
+* {{AFI film|2040}}
+* [http://pics.filmaffinity.com/The_Conqueror-448199250-large.jpg Color lobby poster]
 {{Raoul Walsh}}
+{{Sam Houston}}
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 [[Category:1917 films]]
-[[Category:American silent feature films]]
+[[Category:1917 Western (genre) films]]
-[[Category:Lost Western (genre) films]]
+[[Category:1917 lost films]]
+[[Category:American biographical films]]
+[[Category:American black-and-white films]]
 [[Category:Films directed by Raoul Walsh]]
-[[Category:1910s Western (genre) films]]
-[[Category:American films]]
 [[Category:Fox Film films]]
-[[Category:American black-and-white films]]
+[[Category:Lost American Western (genre) films]]
-[[Category:American Western (genre) films]]
+[[Category:1910s biographical films]]
-[[Category:Lost American films]]
+[[Category:Silent American Western (genre) films]]
+[[Category:1910s American films]]
+[[Category:1910s English-language films]]
+[[Category:English-language Western (genre) films]]
+[[Category:English-language biographical films]]
-{{1910s-Western-film-stub}}
+{{1910s-US-Western-film-stub}}

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1920s	The Deep Purple (1920) The Oath (1921) Kindred of the Dust (1922) Lost and Found on a South Sea Island (1923) The Thief of Bagdad (1924) East of Suez (1925) The Spaniard (1925) The Wanderer (1925) The Lucky Lady (1926) The Lady of the Harem (1926) What Price Glory? (1926) The Monkey Talks (1927) The Loves of Carmen (1927) Sadie Thompson (1928) The Red Dance (1928) Me, Gangster (1928) The Cock-Eyed World (1929) Hot for Paris (1929)
1930s	The Big Trail (1930) The Man Who Came Back (1931) Women of All Nations (1931) The Yellow Ticket (1931) Wild Girl (1932) Me and My Gal (1932) Sailor's Luck (1933) Hello, Sister! (1933) The Bowery (1933) Going Hollywood (1933) Under Pressure (1935) Baby Face Harrington (1935) Every Night at Eight (1935) Klondike Annie (1936) Big Brown Eyes (1936) Spendthrift (1936) Artists and Models (1937) Hitting a New High (1937) O.H.M.S. (1937) Jump for Glory (1937) College Swing (1938) St. Louis Blues (1939) The Roaring Twenties (1939)
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