With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre
1927
75 minutes
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
Donald Keefe
Chief Yowlachie
Sitting Bull
Anne Schaefer
Mame Mulcain
Jay Morley
Pat Mulcain
Shirley Palmer
Ceila Moore
James O'Neill
Elder Indian (as James O'Neil)
Bob Steele
Bob Keefe (as Bob Bradbury Jr.)
Fred Warren
Happy Hartz
Leon De La Mothe
John Mulcain (as Leon Kent)
Lucille Ballart
Mary Moore (as Lucille Balart)
Thomas G. Lingham
Parson Rogers (as Thomas Lingham)