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The Fighting Parson (1908)

The Fighting Parson poster
Directed by
Otis Turner
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A short silent drama from 1908 about a real frontier Methodist minister, Indian hunter, Confederate officer and politician in Arkansas and north Texas. It focuses on this tough pioneer figure and his actions in the American West.

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What happens

The Fighting Parson è un cortometraggio muto del 1908 diretto da Otis Turner. Con The Fighting Parson, negli Stati Uniti si identifica il personaggio storico di Pleasant Tackitt: ministro metodista, colono, cacciatore di indiani, ufficiale confederato e politico (1803-1886), figura chiave della storia dell'Arkansas e del Texas del nord. Il protagonista del film fu interpretato da Bobby Burns, qui al suo esordio cinematografico. Burns, la cui carriera di attore sarebbe proseguita nei seguenti cinquant'anni (il suo ultimo film uscì nel 1958), sarebbe diventato anche regista. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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