A Redskin's Bravery

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A Redskin's Bravery
Produced by
Distributed by Motion Picture Distributors and Sales Company
Release date
  • 1911 (1911)
Running time
1 reel
CountryUnited States
Languages Silent
English intertitles

A Redskin's Bravery is a 1911 American short silent Western film produced by the Bison Motion Pictures and New York Motion Picture Company. It was distributed by the Motion Picture Distributors and Sales Company. [1]

Contents

This film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection. [2]

Themes

A Redskin's Bravery is an example of how Bison films were often faulted for trite stories and carelessly staged action. [3] It is also an example of a trend in the early 1900s to portray Native Americans as "the noble savage". [4]

References

  1. ↑ "12 results containing "A Redskin's Bravery"". Chronicling America. Library of Congress. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  2. ↑ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.150 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
  3. ↑ Abel, Richard (August 15, 2006). Americanizing the Movies and "Movie-Mad" Audiences, 1910-1914. University of California Press. p. 64. ISBN   978-0-520-24743-7.
  4. ↑ Agnew, Jeremy (September 24, 2020). The Landscapes of Western Movies: A History of Filming on Location, 1900-1970. McFarland. p. 40. ISBN   978-1-4766-4223-9.


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