The Pioneers (1903 film)

The Pioneers is an American silent film and one of the earliest Westerns,^[3] having been released by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company in October 1903. It incorporates part of the footage from Kit Carson, another Western short also released by Biograph in October 1903.^[4][5] Both films were shot on location in the Adirondack Mountains of New York.^[6]

The Pioneers
Directed by	Wallace McCutcheon, Sr.
Cinematography	Wallace McCutcheon, Sr.
Production company	American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Distributed by	American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Release date	October 1903 (1903-10)
Running time	15 minutes[1][2]
Country	United States
Languages	Silent English intertitles

Plot

A little girl is captured by a band of Indians and her settler parents killed. Some trappers come upon the bodies and set out in pursuit. They track down and kill all the Indians and free the girl.^[4]