Redskin: Based on a Novel by Elizabeth Pickett

In this classic from 1929, Wing Foot (Richard Dix) is a Navajo who, as a child, was abducted and raised in a government boarding school. Having learned the ways of non-Native society, he is trapped between worlds. Surprisingly insightful about the cultural clashes between races and between different...

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Main Author: Zamecnik, John Stepan (Composer)
Other Authors: Schertzinger, Victor (Director), Cronjager, Edward (Cinematographer), Rennahan, Ray (Cinematographer), Estabrook, Edward T. (Cinematographer), Dix, Richard (Actor), Carter, Julie (Actor), Marshall, Tully (Actor)
Format: Video Software
Language:Undetermined
Published: San Francisco National Film Preservation Foundation 2007
Series:Treasures III: Social Issues in American Film (1900-1934) 4
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Summary:In this classic from 1929, Wing Foot (Richard Dix) is a Navajo who, as a child, was abducted and raised in a government boarding school. Having learned the ways of non-Native society, he is trapped between worlds. Surprisingly insightful about the cultural clashes between races and between different tribes, "Redskin" was a film ahead of its time. Shot on location in New Mexico at Acoma Pueblo, White Sands, Gallup, Albuquerque and Canyon de Chelly, it uses the Technicolor process for parts of the film. [www.nativenetworks.si.edu]
Physical Description:[DVD] (82 Min.) Farbe dolby digital mono ; Stummfilm

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