Dick Cruikshanks

Dick Cruikshanks was an actor and director in South Africa.

In De Voortrekkers (1916) as Piet Retief

His work includes five short comedies filmed in 1917, three of them with African actors.[1]

Partial filmography

Actor

• De Voortrekkers (1916) as Piet Retief
• Swallow (1918 film) as Jan Botmar[2]

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)[3]
• The Blue Lagoon (1923 film)

References

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