The Kentuckian is a 1908 short silent black-and-white Western film directed by Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. and starring Edward Dillon, Florence Auer and Mack Sennett.[1] It is about an intermarriage between Indians and white people.[2][3] The film provides a type of Indian hero.[4]
| The Kentuckian | |
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| Directed by | Wallace McCutcheon Sr. |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | American Mutoscope & Biograph |
| Cinematography | |
| Distributed by | American Mutoscope & Biograph |
Release date |
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| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cast
edit- Edward Dillon as Ward Fatherly
- Florence Auer
- D. W. Griffith as Card Sharp
- George Gebhardt
- Harry Solter
- Mack Sennett
- Anthony O'Sullivan
- John G. Adolfi
- Wallace McCutcheon Jr.
- Robert G. Vignola
References
edit- ^ Walker, Brent E. (April 25, 2013). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland Publishing. p. 251. ISBN 9780786477111.
- ^ Langman, Larry (1998). American Film Cycles: The Silent Era. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 285. ISBN 9780313306570.
- ^ Marubbio, M. Elise (December 15, 2006). Killing the Indian Maiden: Images of Native American Women in Film. University Press of Kentucky. p. 95. ISBN 9780813136943.
The Kentuckian (1908).
- ^ Bernardi, Daniel; Green, Michael (July 7, 2017). Race in American Film: Voices and Visions that Shaped a Nation. Vol. 3. ABC-CLIO. p. 384. ISBN 9780313398407.
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