A Redskin's Bravery

A Redskin's Bravery
Produced by
Distributed byMotion Picture Distributors and Sales Company
Release date
  • 1911 (1911)
Running time
1 reel
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
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]

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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