War on the Plains, also called Across the Plains, is a 1912 American silent short Western film directed by Thomas H. Ince and starring Francis Ford, Ethel Grandin and Ray Myers. It was produced by Bison Motion Pictures, a subsidiary of the New York Motion Picture Company. The film was made at Inceville, Santa Ynez, California. This short is referred to as Across the Plains in Daniel Blum's Pictorial History of Silent Films. Several other films with this title were released before and after this short was initially distributed. Cast Francis Ford as Drake, a Treacherous Prospector Ethel Grandin as Ethel, the Wagon Captain's Daughter Ray Myers as A Young Emigrant Howard Davies as A Prospector William Eagle Shirt as Indian J. Barney Sherry as Frontiersman Art Acord as Frontiersman Clayton Monroe Teters as Indian (unbilled) Preservation status This film is preserved in the UCLA Film & TV archive. References External links 1912 films 1912 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films American silent short films Films directed by Thomas H. Ince Silent American Western (genre) films 1910s American films