The Soilers
About The Soilers
In an Alaska gold camp a miner strikes a rich claim. A crooked sheriff jumps it. The argument turns into a long fight. Stan Laurel is the miner. James Finlayson plays the sheriff, named as a joke on McNamara from The Spoilers.
Cast & crew
More about The Soilers
Ralph Ceder directed. Hal Roach and Broncho Billy Anderson produced. Pathé Exchange released it on March 25, 1923, the same year as the drama The Spoilers. Ena Gregory and Mae Laurel are billed. A copy is on the Internet Archive as ptp_the-soilers_ralph-ceder_avi_xvid_512x384_49724.
Themes
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- The title is The Spoilers with one letter changed.
- Finlayson's character keeps the name McNamara from the drama.
- Billy Engle and Eddie Baker are on the catalog cast.
- No minute count is attached to the release.
Scenes
- The sheriff jumps the claim and the fight starts.
Also available
- Internet Archive (ptp_the-soilers_ralph-ceder_avi_xvid_512x384_49724)
