''Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre'' (also known as ''With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre'') is a 1927 American
silent Western
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film directed by
Robert N. Bradbury
Robert North Bradbury (March 23, 1886 – November 24, 1949) (born Ronald E. Bradbury) was an American film actor, director, and screenwriter. He directed 125 movies between 1918 and 1941, and is best known for directing early "Poverty Row"-produc ...
, and starring
Bryant Washburn
Franklin Bryant Washburn III (April 28, 1889 – April 30, 1963) was an American film actor who appeared in more than 370 films between 1911 and 1947. Washburn's parents were Franklin Bryant Washburn II and Metha Catherine Johnson Washburn. He a ...
as Donald,
Chief Yowlachie
Chief Yowlachie (August 15, 1890 – March 7, 1966), also known as Daniel Simmons; was a Native American actor from the Yakama tribe in the U.S. state of Washington, known for playing supporting roles and bit parts in numerous films. He is pe ...
as Sitting Bull, and
Anne Schaefer
Anne Schaefer (July 10, 1870 – May 3, 1957) was an American actress. She appeared in 147 films between 1911 and 1938. She was the aunt of fellow actresses Eva and Jane Novak.
Schaefer was born to German parents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schafer, ...
as Mame Mulcain.
Cast
See also
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Spirit Lake Massacre
The Spirit Lake Massacre (March 8–12, 1857) was an attack by a ''Wahpekute'' band of Santee Sioux on scattered Iowa frontier settlements during a severe winter. Suffering a shortage of food, the renegade chief Inkpaduta (Scarlet Point) led 14 S ...
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With Sitting Bull at the Spirit Lake Massacre' at SilentEra
1927 films
1920s English-language films
Films directed by Robert N. Bradbury
1927 Western (genre) films
American black-and-white films
Silent American Western (genre) films
Cultural depictions of Sitting Bull
1920s American films
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