Navajo Run Explained

Navajo Run
Director:Johnny Seven
Producer:Johnny Seven
Screenplay:Jo Heims
Starring:Johnny Seven
Warren Kemmerling
Virginia Vincent
Ron Soble
Music:Emil Cadkin
William Loose
Cinematography:Gregory Sandor
Editing:Lee Gilbert
Studio:LoraJon Productions
Distributor:American International Pictures (US)
Runtime:75 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Navajo Run is a 1964 Western film released by American International Pictures, produced and directed by as well as starring Johnny Seven.

Cast

Plot summary

Mathew Whitehawk, a "half-breed Navajo," is bitten by a rattlesnake and seeks aid at the ranch of Sarah and Luke Grog. Mathew is nursed back to health on the orders of Luke. It turns out that Luke hates Native Americans. He sets Mathew loose in the forest without food or water, and hunts him down as he has done with other Native Americans. The film ends with Mathew killing Luke.[1]

Legacy

American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography describes Navajo Run as an "obscure little curio" that was a retelling of The Most Dangerous Game with a "white racist hunting down Indians as a hobby." The film had little impact at the time of its limited release, and after theatrical showings it was shown on TV in Canada.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Navajo Run . 2022-06-22 . www.tcm.com . en.
  2. Book: Craig, Rob . American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography . 2019-02-19 . McFarland . 978-1-4766-6631-0 . 268 . en.