In the Border States (1910)
1910 · Silent film · 15 min · dir. D.W. Griffith
- Drama
- War
Synopsis
During the Civil War, a father living in a border state leaves to join the Union Army. After he leaves, Confederate troops forage on his property, where a soldier encounters one of his daughters. The father himself is wounded on a hazardous mission and must run for his life, pursued by Confederate soldiers.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- D.W. Griffith
- Writer
- Stanner E.V. Taylor
- Cinematography
- Billy Bitzer
- Studio
- American Mutoscope & Biograph
- Released
- 1910-06-13
- Running time
- 15 minutes
Cast & crew
D.W. Griffith Director
Charles West
Charles Arling
Owen Moore
Gladys Egan
Dell Henderson
Mack Sennett
Henry B. Walthall
Dorothy West
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Civil War story · joseph tabler · 2018-01-27
Gladys Egan as the younger daughter is a stand out in this one. Tale of the two sides having feelings and compassion for the other side.









