With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre
With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre
Release: 1927-06-14
·Runtime: 75m
Western
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.
Production Companies
Sunset Productions
Cast
James O'Neill
as Elder Indian (as James O'Neil)
Thomas G. Lingham
as Parson Rogers (as Thomas Lingham)
Bryant Washburn
as Donald Keefe
Anne Schaefer
as Mame Mulcain
Shirley Palmer
as Ceila Moore
Bob Steele
as Bob Keefe (as Bob Bradbury Jr.)
Fred Warren
as Happy Hartz
Chief Yowlachie
as Sitting Bull
Jay Morley
as Pat Mulcain
