''The Conspiracy of Pontiac'' is an American silent film produced by
Kalem Company
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and directed by
Sidney Olcott
Sidney Olcott (born John Sidney Allcott, September 20, 1872 – December 16, 1949) was a Canadian-born film producer, director, actor and screenwriter.
Biography
Born John Sidney Allcott in Toronto, he became one of the first great direc ...
with
Gene Gauntier
Gene Gauntier (born Genevieve Gauntier Liggett, August 26, 1885 – December 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter and actress who was one of the pioneers of the motion picture industry. A writer, director, and actress in films from mid 1906 ...
,
Robert Vignola
Robert G. Vignola (born Rocco Giuseppe Vignola, August 7, 1882 – October 25, 1953) was an Italian-American actor, screenwriter, and film director. A former stage actor, he appeared in many motion pictures produced by Kalem Company and later m ...
and
Jack J. Clark
Jack J. Clark (September 23, 1879 – April 12, 1947) was an American director and actor of the early motion picture industry.
Biography
Clark was born on September 23, 1879, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was persuaded to enter motion pictur ...
in the leading roles. It is a story of the Indian war after the conquest of Canada.
A copy is kept in the Desmet collection at
Eye Film Institute
Eye Filmmuseum is a film archive, museum, and cinema in Amsterdam that preserves and presents both Dutch and foreign films screened in the Netherlands.
Location and history
Eye Filmmuseum is located in the Overhoeks neighborhood of Amsterdam in t ...
(Amsterdam).
Cast
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Gene Gauntier
Gene Gauntier (born Genevieve Gauntier Liggett, August 26, 1885 – December 18, 1966) was an American screenwriter and actress who was one of the pioneers of the motion picture industry. A writer, director, and actress in films from mid 1906 ...
as Indian Girl
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Robert G. Vignola
Robert G. Vignola (born Rocco Giuseppe Vignola, August 7, 1882 – October 25, 1953) was an Italian-American actor, screenwriter, and film director. A former stage actor, he appeared in many motion pictures produced by Kalem Company and later mov ...
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Jack J. Clark
Jack J. Clark (September 23, 1879 – April 12, 1947) was an American director and actor of the early motion picture industry.
Biography
Clark was born on September 23, 1879, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was persuaded to enter motion pictur ...
as Major Gladwynn
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Arthur Donaldson as Indian chief
External links
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''The Conspiracy of Pontiac''website dedicated to Sidney Olcott
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1910 films
Silent American drama films
American silent short films
Films set in Canada
Films directed by Sidney Olcott
1910 short films
1910 drama films
American black-and-white films
1910s American films
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