With Sitting Bull At Spirit Lake Massacre Part 6 Partial (1927)
Also known as With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre
1927 · Silent film · 5 min · dir. Robert N. Bradbury
- Western
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Robert N. Bradbury
- Writer
- Ben Allah
- Studio
- Sunset Productions
- Released
- 1927-06-14
- Running time
- 5 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- orgone archive
Cast & crew
Robert N. Bradbury Director
Bryant Washburn
Chief Yowlachie
Anne Schaefer
Jay Morley
Shirley Palmer
James O'Neill
Bob Steele
Fred Warren