The Massacre is a 1912 American silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and released by Biograph Studios. It stars Blanche Sweet and Wilfred Lucas. The film was shot in 1912 and released in Europe that year, but not released in the United States until 1914. Cast Wilfred Lucas as Stephen Blanche Sweet as Stephen's ward Charles West as Stephen's ward's husband Alfred Paget as Indian Chief Lionel Barrymore Charles Craig Edward Dillon as John Randolph, In the Prologue/and in the Cavalry Charles Gorman as In Cavalry Robert Harron as In Cavalry Dell Henderson as In Wagon Train Harry Hyde as In Wagon Train J. Jiquel Lanoe as In Wagon Train Charles Hill Mailes as In Wagon Train Claire McDowell as Stephen's Belle, In Prologue W. Chrystie Miller as In Wagon Train Frank Opperman as Old Settler Jack Pickford as Young Boy W. C. Robinson as Amongst the Indians Kate Toncray as Maid, in Prologue See also D. W. Griffith filmography Blanche Sweet filmography Lionel Barrymore filmography References External links The Massacre on YouTube The Massacre; allmovie.com/ synopsis 1912 films 1912 Western (genre) films 1912 short films American black-and-white films American silent short films Articles containing video clips Films directed by D. W. Griffith Silent American Western (genre) films Surviving American silent films 1910s American films Silent war films American war films 1910s English-language films