Daughter of Dawn

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The Daughter of Dawn
Still from the film
Directed byNorbert A. Myles
Written byRichard Banks
Norbert A. Myles
Produced byRichard Banks
StarringHunting Horse
Oscar Yellow Wolf
Esther LaBarre
White Parker
Wanada Parker
Jack Sankeydoty
Production
company
Texas Film Company
Distributed byMilestone Films
Release date
  • October 1920 (1920-10)
CountryUnited States
Languages
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The Daughter of Dawn is a 1920 American silent Western film. It is 83 minutes long and is one of few silent films made, along with In the Land of the Head Hunters and Before the White Man Came (1920), with an entirely Native American cast.[1][2]

Between its production and restoration in 2012, it was shown only a few times — once in Los Angeles in 1920, and in Kansas City, Tulsa and a handful of other cities.

In 2013, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[3][4][5]

Full film

Plot

The film focuses around a

Plains Indian life, including a battle scene, traditional dances and bison hunting.[6]

Production

The film features an "all-

tomahawks in the film which represent honors earned in war by the Kiowa.[7] Daughter of Dawn was filmed in May, June and July 1920.[6] The filming took place in the Wichita Mountains.[7]

The Daughter of Dawn was one of many

Cheyenne Indians as actors.[8]

The film score was never completed.[7]

Acquisition and restoration

The Daughter of Dawn was rumored to exist, but was not in any archive and feared to be a

script, purchased it for $5,000.[7]

Upon purchase, there were five

digitize the film, which is 83 minutes long. A film score was created by David Yeagley and performed by students at Oklahoma City University.[7] The film was shown at Fort Larned National Historic Site in 2013.[9] The restored version was released on DVD by Milestone films.[10]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Discovery of Long-Lost Silent Film With All-Indian Cast Has Historians Reeling". IndianCountryToday.com. September 13, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "Before the White Man Came". AFI Catalog. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
  3. ^ O'Sullivan, Michael (December 18, 2013). "Library of Congress Announces 2013 National Film Registry Selections". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
  4. ^ "Cinema with the Right Stuff Marks 2013 National Film Registry". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  5. ^ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved September 24, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "The Daughter of Dawn: Library of Congress Selects Daughter of Dawn for 2013 National Film Registry". Oklahoma Historical Society. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h Tanner, Beccy (April 21, 2013). "Rare, 1920 Film Featuring 300 Comanche and Kiowa Actors to Premiere in Kansas". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  8. ISBN 978-0-275-98396-3
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  9. ^ "1920 All-Native Cast Silent Film 'The Daughter of Dawn' premieres". Indian Country Today Media Network. April 23, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
  10. ^ "Daughter of Dawn, The". Milestone Films. Retrieved September 25, 2020.

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