The Bugle Call
Brief Synopsis
On a remote cavalry outpost in the West, a boy rebels when his widowed father, a cavalryman, remarries. He retreats into the company only of his dog and an old sergeant. But an Indian attack on the poorly-manned post gives him bigger things to worry about.
Cast & Crew
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Reginald Barker
Director
William Collier Jr.
Billy
Wyndham Standing
Captain William Andrews
Anna Lehr
Mary
Thomas Guise
Sergeant Hogan
Joe Goodboy
Lame Bear
Film Details
Release Date
Jun
4,
1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
New York Motion Picture Corp.; Kay-Bee
Distribution Company
Triangle Film Corp.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels
Synopsis
During the 1880's, young Billy lives on a military outpost with his father, Captain Andrews, and his stepmother Mary. Indians go on the warpath, and Captain Andrews and his men go after them, but the Indians fool the cavalry and attack the outpost in force while the soldiers pursue only a small band. Billy and Mary hide in the hills, and the young boy turns into a hero when, by sounding the bugle call, he makes the Indians retreat because they believe that the soldiers are returning. Besides saving the outpost, Billy's actions establish a strong rapport with Mary, with whom he had had an uneasy relationship since her marriage to his widowed father.
Director
Reginald Barker
Director
Cast
William Collier Jr.
Billy
Wyndham Standing
Captain William Andrews
Anna Lehr
Mary
Thomas Guise
Sergeant Hogan
Joe Goodboy
Lame Bear
Film Details
Release Date
Jun
4,
1916
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
New York Motion Picture Corp.; Kay-Bee
Distribution Company
Triangle Film Corp.
Country
United States
Technical Specs
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
5 reels
