Before the White Man Came (1920)
46m
Running Time
August 31, 1920Release Date
Before the White Man Came (1920)
46m
Running Time
August 31, 1920Release Date
Plot.
Big Elk and Che-wee-na, both of the Great Bear tribe, are engaged to be married. White Wolf, the son of the chief of another tribe, offers to buy Che-wee-na; when her father refuses, Little Wolf challenges Big Elk to a physical contest that Big Elk wins. Embittered, Little Wolf provokes a war between the tribes, abducting Che-wee-na while Big Elk and the other Great Bear warriors are away from their camp. Che-wee-na feigns insanity among Little Wolf's people, who think that she is in communication with the great spirits. She wins the gratitude of the tribe when she nurses a sick child to health, but in so doing incurs the jealousy of the tribe's medicine man, who accuses her of poisoning the tribe's water supply.
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Cast & Crew.
Old Badger
Actor
Bird Tail
Actress
Bear Claw
Actor
Mae Old Coyote
Actress
John E. Maple
Director
William E. Wing
Writer
Jack Fuqua
Cinematographer
Emil B. Sonntag
Cinematographer
Scratches His Face
Actor
Plain Feather
Actress
Media.
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Wiki.
Before the White Man Came is an American silent film directed by John E. Maple and released in 1920. All actors are non-professional and come from Cheyenne and Crow tribes.