Indian Paint (film)

Indian Paint
Directed byNorman Foster
Written byGlenn Balch (novel)
Norman Foster
Produced byRobert L. Callahan
Robert Crawford
Gene Goree
Jay Richards
James A. Sullivan
StarringJohnny Crawford
Jay Silverheels
Robert L. Crawford Jr.
CinematographyFloyd Crosby
Edited byGeorge White
Music byMarlin Skiles
Production
company
Eagle American
Distributed byCrown International Pictures
Release date
  • April 8, 1965 (1965-04-08)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$300,000[1]

Indian Paint is a 1965 American Western film directed by Norman Foster and starring Johnny Crawford, Jay Silverheels and Pat Hogan.[2]

Plot

Set before the arrival of Europeans in North America, the story centers on Nishko, a chief's son in the Great Plains. During his rite of passage, Nishko is determined to tame a painted pony as an indication of his emerging manhood.

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Calhoun, Grahame Head Texas 'Horseman'". Variety. March 11, 1964. p. 4.
  2. ^ Aleiss p.113

Bibliography

  • Angela Aleiss. Making the White Man's Indian: Native Americans and Hollywood Movies. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2005.


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