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With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre

With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre (1927)

1h 15m | PG-13

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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.

Director: Robert N. Bradbury

Studio: Sunset Productions

Genre: Western

Video: 720p

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Cast

Bryant Washburn

Bryant Washburn

as Donald Keefe

Chief Yowlachie

Chief Yowlachie

as Sitting Bull

Anne Schaefer

Anne Schaefer

as Mame Mulcain

Jay Morley

Jay Morley

as Pat Mulcain

Shirley Palmer

Shirley Palmer

as Ceila Moore

James O'Neill

James O'Neill

as Elder Indian (as James O'Neil)