The Dawn Maker

September. 23,1916      
Rating:
4.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Half-breed Joe Elk wavers between the "civilized" nature of his white father and the passion of his Indian mother. He falls in love with Alice McRae, but Alice is in love with Bruce Smithson, who is an officer at the Hudson Bay Trading Company.

William S. Hart as  Joe Elk
Blanche White as  Alice McRae
William Desmond as  Bruce Smithson
J. Frank Burke as  Walter McRae

Reviews

BootDigest
1916/09/23

Such a frustrating disappointment

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Portia Hilton
1916/09/24

Blistering performances.

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Kaydan Christian
1916/09/25

A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.

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Tobias Burrows
1916/09/26

It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.

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