Art Acord applies blackface to play an Indian brave who encounters racism as an officer in the army, and then finds his loyalties torn when his tribe launch an attack on the wives and daughters of the servicemen who drummed him out of the force. A comparatively sophisticated tale that marks a noticable improvement in the competence of its director, Thomas H. Ince, and makes a statement about racism at a time when most screen Indians were depicted as murderous savages.
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Gritty Early Western
youngsteve2 April 2020
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Interesting story of chiefs son who enrols at officers military school, where after many years he leaves as a lieutenant. Unfortunately upon leaving he has his first commission at Fort Custer, where is fellow officers seethe with prejudice & dislike for him, leading to a downward spiral.
The acting in this is good for its time, particularly from Art Acord, Francis Ford, & the commanders daughter ' Ethel Grandin, who is the only one nice to the Lieutenant as well as very attractive. Except for a fight midway through the main action scenes are at the end of the film, & are well done & gritty.
Westerns were starting to become a big part of the film industry by this time, & were certainly improving all the time, as this one shows. Certainly worth a watch if you are looking for an early Western a bit out of the ordinary.
Interesting story of chiefs son who enrols at officers military school, where after many years he leaves as a lieutenant. Unfortunately upon leaving he has his first commission at Fort Custer, where is fellow officers seethe with prejudice & dislike for him, leading to a downward spiral.
The acting in this is good for its time, particularly from Art Acord, Francis Ford, & the commanders daughter ' Ethel Grandin, who is the only one nice to the Lieutenant as well as very attractive. Except for a fight midway through the main action scenes are at the end of the film, & are well done & gritty.
Westerns were starting to become a big part of the film industry by this time, & were certainly improving all the time, as this one shows. Certainly worth a watch if you are looking for an early Western a bit out of the ordinary.
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