Dick Cruikshanks
Dick Cruikshanks (1874 – March 3, 1947) was a South African actor and director. His work includes five short comedies filmed in 1917, three of them with African actors.
Dick Cruikshanks
![Dick Cruikshanks as Piet Retief in the 1916 film, "The Voortrekkers" (or "Winning a Continent" in the USA). It was produced for African Film Productions Ltd., from a scenario drafted by Gustav Preller, by motion picture producer Harold Shaw of the London Film Company. The film was released at the 1916 Dingaan's Day celebrations at Paardekraal, Krugersdorp. [1]](https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Dick_Cruikshanks_as_Piet_Retief%2C_1916%2C_The_Voortrekkers.jpg/1280px-Dick_Cruikshanks_as_Piet_Retief%2C_1916%2C_The_Voortrekkers.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
African Film Productions Ltd. (1916-1922), Killarney, Johannesburg. [1] · From display in Voortrekker Monument Museum · Public domain
- Born
- 1874
- Birthplace
- South Africa
- Died
- 3 March 1947
- Occupation
- Actor, director
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• Born — 1874 • Birthplace — South Africa • Died — 3 March 1947 • Occupation — Actor, director
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• De Voortrekkers (1916) as Piet Retief • Swallow (1918) as Jan Botmar
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• 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) • The Blue Lagoon (1923)
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- 1.Dick Cruikshanks. IMDb.
- 2.Parsons, Neil. Make faces, Zulu! Make faces, Zulu! Silent comedy and ethnic stereotyping in early South African movies, 1916–1921. Journal of African Cinemas. 8. 2. 133–154. 2016. 10.1386/jac.8.2.133_1.
- 3.Dick Cruikshanks. BFI.
- 4.Botha, Martin. South African Cinema 1896-2010. Intellect Books. January 1, 2013. 9781783203307.
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