The Vanishing American (1925)

Directed by

George B. Seitz

Genre

Western film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 50m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Native American man struggles as his people face displacement and cultural loss in the early American West. The film follows his personal journey against a backdrop of changing times and fading traditions.

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What happens

The Vanishing American is a 1925 American silent Western film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by George B. Seitz and starred Richard Dix and Lois Wilson, recently paired in several screen dramas by Paramount. The film is based on the 1925 novel The Vanishing American by Zane Grey. It was remade as a 1955 film starring Scott Brady and Audrey Totter. The story first appeared in November 1922 as a serial in Ladies' Home Journal. Harper & Brothers planned the book's publication to coincide with the film's release but Christian missionaries feared public criticism. Harper editors thus altered the story before publication, ultimately causing a delay between the release of the two different pieces. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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