Indian Agent (film)
| Indian Agent | |
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| Directed by | Lesley Selander |
| Written by | Norman Houston |
| Produced by | Herman Schlom |
| Starring | Tim Holt Noah Beery Jr. |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 64 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Indian Agent is a 1948 Western film starring Tim Holt.
Plot[edit]
A cowboy tries to convince Indians not to go on the warpath due to the activities of a corrupt Indian agent.[2]
Background[edit]
The film was finished in May 1948.[3] It was released in December 1948 on a double bill with He Walked By Night.[4]
Significance[edit]
The so-called A Westerns are often credited with the major break throughs in movie making culture. So we often overlook the significance of the so-called B Westerns. A good example. Any Western Movie fan knows that the July 1950 released A Western Broken Arrow (1950 film) pioneered early attempts to bring a more positive pro-aboriginal or pro-indigenous perspective to the USA's early peoples. However, with this earlier movie filmed in May 1948, Writer Norman Houston, Producer Herman Schlom, and the All-Time Movie Volume Western Movie Director Lesley Selander, advanced "the goal posts" even closer to that date in July 1950 with this December 1948 released B Western movie which portrayed the USA's earliest people in a more positive light.
References[edit]
- ^ "Indian Agent: Detail View". American Film Institute. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
- ^ Richard Jewell & Vernon Harbin, The RKO Story. New Rochelle, New York: Arlington House, 1982. p230
- ^ The (June 15, 1948). "News of the Screen". Christian Science Monitor. p. 4.
- ^ Scheuer, Philip K. (November 25, 1948). "Manhunt Kxcitingly Pictured". Los Angeles Times. p. B11.
External list[edit]
- Indian Agent at IMDb
- Review of film at Variety
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