Kidnapping by Indians (1899)
- Genre
- silent film, Western film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 2 min
- Rating
- 2.9 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A group of white settlers is attacked by Native Americans who kidnap a woman. The settlers then pursue the kidnappers to rescue her.
old-timeyactiondramatichistoricalplot-drivensilentfictionalstagey
What happens
Kidnapping by Indians is an 1899 British short silent Western film, made by the Mitchell and Kenyon film company, shot in Blackburn, England. It is believed to be the first dramatic film in the Western genre, pre-dating Edwin S. Porter's The Great Train Robbery by four years. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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