- Geronimo's Last Raid
Infobox Film
name = Geronimo's Last Raid
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director = Gilbert P. Hamilton
producer =
writer = John Emerson
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starring = J. Warren Kerrigan
Pauline Bush
Jack Richardson
Jessalyn Van Trump
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distributor = American Film Manufacturing Company
released =12 September 1912
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country = USA
language = Silent film
English intertitles
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imdb_id = 0404073The 1912
film "Geronimo's Last Raid" is considered an important film of the pre-World War I era. Fact|date=September 2008Plot
Set around the capture and escape of
Geronimo , a prominent Native American leader of theChiricahua Apache , the film is a period drama involving a love affair between Lieutenant Parker and Pauline, Major Wilkins’ daughter, and the jealous Captain Gray. Gray secretly releases Geronimo held prisoner at Fort Sill and Parker is dispatched to find Geromino. After succeeding in throwing the blame on Parker, Gray receives orders from Major Wilkins to take both Parker and Geronimo prisoners. Pauline learns of the ruse, however, and while attempting to warn Parker, is captured by Geronimo who also takes Parker prisoner. Parker and Pauline manage to escape. Subduing Captain Gray and his men, Geronimo prepares to execute them. Rescued by Lieutenant Parker, Gray nonetheless has him jailed to face a court-martial but Pauline finally clears Parker of the charges against him.Cast (in credits order)
*J. Warren Kerrigan
*Pauline Bush
*Jack Richardson
*Jessalyn Van Trump
*Jack Nelson ... James
*Mabel Emerson ... PaulineExternal links
*imdb title|0404073|Geronimo's Last Raid
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