With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre
Directed by Robert N. Bradbury
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The story of a controversial white settlement in 1860s Spirit Lake, Iowa. Unbowed by the encroachment, Chief Sitting Bull vows to reclaim the land of his fathers. A long-thought-lost film finally surfaces after being unseen for over eight decades. Created and copyrighted by Sunset Productions in 1925 but not released until June 15, 1927, this silent epic features the superior Native American actor Chief Yowlachie (performing here under the name Chief Yowlache) as Sitting Bull.Read moreLess
The story of a controversial white settlement in 1860s Spirit Lake, Iowa. Unbowed by the encroachment, Chief Sitting Bull vows to reclaim the land of his fathers. A long-thought-lost film finally surfaces after being unseen for over eight decades. Created and copyrighted by Sunset Productions in 1925 but not released until June 15, 1927, this silent epic features the superior Native American actor Chief Yowlachie (performing here under the name Chief Yowlache) as Sitting Bull.
The story
The story of a controversial white settlement in 1860s Spirit Lake, Iowa. Unbowed by the encroachment, Chief Sitting Bull vows to reclaim the land of his fathers. A long-thought-lost film finally surfaces after being unseen for over eight decades. Created and copyrighted by Sunset Productions in 1925 but not released until June 15, 1927, this silent epic features the superior Native American actor Chief Yowlachie (performing here under the name Chief Yowlache) as Sitting Bull.
Cast & crew
Bryant WashburnDonald Keefe
Chief YowlachieSitting Bull
Anne SchaeferMame Mulcain
Jay MorleyPat Mulcain
Shirley PalmerCeila Moore
James O'NeillElder Indian (as James O'Neil)
Bob SteeleBob Keefe (as Bob Bradbury Jr.)
Fred WarrenHappy Hartz
Thomas G. LinghamParson Rogers (as Thomas Lingham)Explore the crew
- Director
- Robert N. Bradbury