''The Deserter'' is a 1912 American silent

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film written and directed by Thomas H. Ince. It was released March 15, 1912 and starred Francis Ford and Ethel Grandin. The film was screened in December 2006 at the

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in New York, as part of a retrospective on Thomas H. Ince. The film is available at the

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Plot

The story concerns a soldier who deserts his regiment and encounters a wagon train of settlers. When finding an attack by American Indians is eminent, he returns to his unit in order to elicit help.

Cast (in credits order)

* Francis Ford * Ethel Grandin *

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* J. Barney Sherry *

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* Winnie Baldwin * Clifford Smith

References

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* 1912 films 1912 Western (genre) films American silent short films American black-and-white films Films about deserters Silent American Western (genre) films Films directed by Thomas H. Ince 1910s American films 1910s English-language films {{short-silent-film-stub