Dick Cruikshanks

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In De Voortrekkers (1916) as Piet Retief

Dick Cruikshanks was an actor and director in South Africa born in 1874 and died on March 3, 1947.[1]

His work includes five short comedies filmed in 1917, three of them with African actors.[2]

Partial filmography[]

Actor[]

Director[]

  • The Major's Dilemma (1917)
  • The Mealie Kids (1917)
  • The Piccanini's Christmas (1917)
  • Zulu-Town-Comedies (1917)
  • Bond and Word (1918)
  • The Bridge (1918)
  • Fallen Leaves (1919)
  • Prester John (1920)
  • The Vulture's Prey (1921)[4]
  • The Blue Lagoon (1923 film)

References[]

  1. ^ "Dick Cruikshanks". IMDb.
  2. ^ https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309432425_Make_faces_Zulu_Make_faces_Zulu_Silent_comedy_and_ethnic_stereotyping_in_early_South_African_movies_1916-1921
  3. ^ "Dick Cruikshanks". BFI.
  4. ^ Botha, Martin (January 1, 2013). South African Cinema 1896-2010. Intellect Books. ISBN 9781783203307 – via Google Books.
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