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With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre (1927)

June 14, 1927 Western • 75m

Overview

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.

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Bryant Washburn

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Bryant Washburn
Bryant Washburn

Donald Keefe

Chief Yowlachie
Chief Yowlachie

Sitting Bull

Anne Schaefer
Anne Schaefer

Mame Mulcain

Jay Morley
Jay Morley

Pat Mulcain

James O'Neill
James O'Neill

Elder Indian (as James O'Neil)

Bob Steele
Bob Steele

Bob Keefe (as Bob Bradbury Jr.)

Fred Warren
Fred Warren

Happy Hartz

Leon De La Mothe
Leon De La Mothe

John Mulcain (as Leon Kent)

Lucille Ballart
Lucille Ballart

Mary Moore (as Lucille Balart)

Thomas G. Lingham
Thomas G. Lingham

Parson Rogers (as Thomas Lingham)

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Original Language

EN

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