The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

1913 ActionWestern 29 minutes Directed by D.W. Griffith

About The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

Two girls are sent to live with their uncle. The move sets off a fight that ends with an attack on the town. Mae Marsh and Lillian Gish play the girls. Alfred Paget and Robert Harron are billed with them. Another title is The Battle of Elderbush Gulch.

Cast & crew

More about The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

D. W. Griffith directed and wrote it. Billy Bitzer photographed it. General Film Company distributed it. Wikidata dates it November 1913 and times it at 29 minutes. Charles Hill Mailes, Henry B. Walthall, Jennie Lee, and Lionel Barrymore are billed. Copies are on the Internet Archive and on Wikimedia Commons.

Themes

Look

Billy Bitzer photographed the two-reel Western for Biograph.

Preservation

Copies are on the Internet Archive and Wikimedia Commons.

Notes

  • The Internet Archive uses the title The Battle of Elderbush Gulch.
  • Leslie Loveridge is on the catalog cast.
  • The attack is the end of the chain, not the opening.

Scenes

  • The girls' arrival at the uncle's place starts the fight that reaches the town.

Also available

  • Internet Archive (TheBattleOfElderbushGulch)