Winners of the Wilderness is a 1927 American silent war drama film directed by W. S. Van Dyke and starring Tim McCoy and Joan Crawford. In this costume drama, set during the French and Indian War (1754–1763), Rene Contrecouer (Crawford), the daughter of a French general falls for a soldier of fortune (McCoy). The film was photographed mostly in black and white, but one scene was in color by Technicolor.Winners of the Wilderness at silentera.comThe AFI Catalog of Feature Films: Winners of the Wilderness
Cast Tim McCoy – Colonel Sir Dennis O'Hara Joan Crawford – Rene Contrecoeur Edward Connelly – General Contrecoeur Roy D'Arcy – Captain Dumas Louise Lorraine – Mimi Edward Hearn – General George Washington Tom O'Brien – Timothy Will Walling – General Edward Braddock Frank Currier – Governor de Vaudreuil Lionel Belmore – Governor Dinwiddie of Virginia Chief John Big Tree – Chief Pontiac
Crew David Townsend - Set Designer
See also List of early color feature films
References
External links
Winners of the Wilderness; allmovie.com