A Redskin's Bravery Explained

A Redskin's Bravery
Distributor:	Motion Picture Distributors and Sales Company
Runtime:	1 reel
Country:	United States
Language:	Silent English intertitles

A Redskin's Bravery is a 1911 American short silent Western film produced by the Bison Motion Pictures and New York Motion Picture Company. It was distributed by the Motion Picture Distributors and Sales Company.^[1]

This film is preserved in the Library of Congress collection.^[2]

Themes

A Redskin's Bravery is an example of how Bison films were often faulted for trite stories and carelessly staged action.^[3] It is also an example of a trend in the early 1900s to portray Native Americans as "the noble savage".^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 12 results containing “A Redskin's Bravery” . Chronicling America . 2022-07-13 . Library of Congress.
2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress (<-book title) p.150 c.1978 by The American Film Institute
3. Book: Abel, Richard . Americanizing the Movies and "Movie-Mad" Audiences, 1910-1914 . 2006-08-15 . University of California Press . 978-0-520-24743-7 . 64 . en.
4. Book: Agnew, Jeremy . The Landscapes of Western Movies: A History of Filming on Location, 1900-1970 . 2020-09-24 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-4223-9 . 40 . en.