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The Vanishing American (1955)

The Vanishing American poster
Directed by
Joseph Kane
Genre
Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Native American man returns to his reservation after serving in World War II. He faces prejudice and struggles to find his place in a changing world.

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What happens

The Vanishing American is a 1955 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Alan Le May. It is based on the 1925 novel The Vanishing American by Zane Grey. The film stars Scott Brady, Audrey Totter, Forrest Tucker, Gene Lockhart, Jim Davis and John Dierkes. The film was released on November 17, 1955, by Republic Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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