The Plunderer (1915 film)

The Plunderer is a 1915 American film directed by Edgar Lewis based on a 1912 mining novel by Roy Norton.[1] The cast features William Farnum and Harry Spingler as honest miners and Claire Whitney as love interest Joan, daughter of a dishonest miner literally undermining their claim.[2]

The Plunderer
Film still with William Farnum
Directed byEdgar Lewis
Written byEdgar Lewis
Garfield Thompson
Based onThe Plunderer
by Roy Norton
StarringRoscoe Arbuckle
Mabel Normand
Ford Sterling
CinematographyFrank Kugler
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Distributed byFox Film Corp.
Release date
  • May 31, 1915 (1915-05-31)
Running time
(5 reels)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

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Production

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The Plunderer was filmed on location in Dahlonega, Georgia,[3] site of the 1829 Georgia Gold Rush.

References

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  1. ^ Progressive Silent Film List: The Plunderer at silentera.com
  2. ^ Solomon, Aubrey (2014), The Fox Film Corporation, 1915–1935: A History and Filmography, McFarland ISBN 0786486104
  3. ^ "Gold Mining in Georgia". Film Fun (316). New York: Leslie-Judge Company. July 1915.
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