Another to Conquer (1941)
1941 · Short film · 22 min · dir. Edgar. G Ulmer
- Short
Synopsis
Boasting the assistance of the Navajo Service and the Untied States Office of Indian Affairs, Another to Conquer was targeted at Native Americans and features stunning location shooting. Nema and Don, made orphans by tuberculosis, are left on the reservation following the wisdom of their science-fearing grandfather and the community’s respected leader, Slow-Talker. Robert, their neighbor and friend, has gone away to school—forsaking tradition, according to his detractors—and has learned the scientific ways of the white man. He has also learned that he has TB and, through rest and treatment, is cured. The film progresses as a battle between traditional faith and contemporary medicine. Medicine wins and Slow-Talker, a convert to its ways, becomes its spokesperson.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Edgar. G Ulmer
- Released
- 1941-10-05
- Running time
- 22 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Educational Films, Ephemeral Films
Cast & crew
Edgar. G Ulmer Director- Geraldine Birdsbill
- Sammy Day
- Howard Gorman
- Richard Hogner
W.W. Peter
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · White Man's Medicine Is the Answer · Christine Hennig II · 2017-03-04
This 1941 film was made to encourage Native Americans to get proper treatment for tuberculosis, which had become epidemic in Native populations. Young adult Navajo siblings Don and Nema had both parents die from the disease, and their grandfather, Slow Talker, tells them their parents died because they had abandoned traditional ways. Neva wants she and Don to get examined to see if they have the disease, but Slow Talker is mistrustful of the white man and discourages it. Their friend Robert decides to go to the Indian school, to Slow Talker’s dismay, and there he is given a physical exam and…
★★ · To the labratory! · Spuzz · 2015-02-14
Just ok exploration about indians and Tuberclerosis. The indians were at first reluctant to be treated for the disease mainly because it was a "White Man's Disease" and they didn't want to deal with "White Man Solutions", but this film says it's all right! What choice do you have? The acting is pretty bad in this one, not just by the indians, but the white folk are horrid too.