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With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre

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.

Top Cast

  • Bryant Washburn

    Bryant Washburn

    Donald Keefe

  • Chief Yowlachie

    Chief Yowlachie

    Sitting Bull

  • Anne Schaefer

    Anne Schaefer

    Mame Mulcain

  • Jay Morley

    Jay Morley

    Pat Mulcain

  • Shirley Palmer

    Shirley Palmer

    Ceila Moore

  • James O'Neill

    James O'Neill

    Elder Indian (as James O'Neil)

  • Bob Steele

    Bob Steele

    Bob Keefe (as Bob Bradbury Jr.)

  • Fred Warren

    Fred Warren

    Happy Hartz

  • Leon De La Mothe

    Leon De La Mothe

    John Mulcain (as Leon Kent)

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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