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{{short description|1917 film}}
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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = The Conqueror
| name = The Conqueror
| image = The Conqueror (1917) - 3.jpg
| image = The Conqueror (1917) - 3.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Advertisement
| director = [[Raoul Walsh]]
| director = [[Raoul Walsh]]
| producer = [[William Fox (producer)|William Fox]]
| producer = [[William Fox (producer)|William Fox]]
| screenplay = 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]]
| starring = [[William Farnum]]
| music =
| cinematography = [[Del Clawson]]
| cinematography = [[Del Clawson]]
| editing =
| distributor = [[Fox Film Corporation]]
| distributor = Fox Film
| released = {{Film date|1917|09|16}}
| released = September 16, 1917
| runtime = 80 minutes
| runtime = 80 minutes
| country = United States
| 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==
==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==
==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==
==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><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>
''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==
==See also==
*[[1937 Fox vault fire]]
* [[1937 Fox vault fire]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{imdb title|0007820}}

*{{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}}
{{Raoul Walsh}}
{{Sam Houston}}


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Latest revision as of 08:23, 22 December 2024

The Conqueror
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Directed byRaoul Walsh
Screenplay byChester B. Clapp
Raoul Walsh
Story byHenry Christeen Warnack
Produced byWilliam Fox
StarringWilliam Farnum
CinematographyDel Clawson
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • September 16, 1917 (1917-09-16)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

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

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

Cast

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Preservation

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

See also

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References

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