The Empire Builders Explained

Empire Builders
Producer:	Phil Goldstone
Starring:	Snowy Baker Margaret Landis
Runtime:	49 mins
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

The Empire Builders is a 1924 American silent film starring Snowy Baker, the second movie the Australian actor made in America. It was highly popular in Australia.^[1]

Prominent roles were taken by the horses Boomerang and Prince Charlie.^[2]

Plot

The film is set in South Africa. Captain William Ballard of the Territorials is sent to make a treaty with the natives. He meets resistance from the Boers, still unreconciled to British rule. He falls in love with Katryn van der Poel. He succeeds in rescuing a lost party and recovering important military dispatches.^[3]

Cast

• Snowy Baker as Captain William Ballard
• Margaret Landis as Katryn van der Poel
• Theodore Lorch as Hendrik van der Poel
• Pinckney Harrison as Karui the king
• J.P. Lockney as a trader
• Jere Austin as Fritz van Roon

Notes and References

1. News: [?]EMPIRE BUILDERS.". ]. . Adelaide . July 23, 1924 . August 25, 2013 . 3 . National Library of Australia.
2. News: THE CINEMA WORLD. . . Hobart, Tas. . July 18, 1924 . August 25, 2013 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
3. News: THE CINEMA WORLD. . . Hobart, Tas. . September 19, 1924 . August 25, 2013 . 11 . National Library of Australia.