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The Invaders

1929 · 62 min

A straightforward old-fashioned western adventure with earnest performances and a steady sense of peril.

Directed by
J.P. McGowan
Genres
Western
Starring
Bob Steele, Edna Aslin, Thomas G. Lingham
Tagline
AN EPIC OF THE WEST!
Overview
Two children--a brother and sister--are the only survivors of an Indian attack on a wagon train, and are soon separated. An army officer adopts the boy, and the girl is taken to live with Indians and renamed Black Fawn. When the boy grows up he joins the cavalry and finds himself in the middle of an Indian war as he searches for his long-lost sister.

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Directed by
J.P. McGowan
Genres
Western
Starring
Bob Steele, Edna Aslin, Thomas G. Lingham
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • identity
  • war
  • loyalty
Places
  • wilderness
  • military
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour2
Realism6
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
western
Directed by
J.P. McGowan
Written by
Walter Sterret
Starring
Bob Steele, Edna Aslin, Thomas G. Lingham, J.P. McGowan, Celeste Rush, Thomas C. Smith, Bud Osborne, Chief Yowlachie
Runtime
62 min
Country
United States of America

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