The Kentuckian (1908)
- Directed by
- Wallace McCutcheon, Sr.
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 8 min
- Rating
- 1.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In this short silent Western, a white man from Kentucky marries an American Indian woman. The story focuses on the woman's devotion and personal sacrifice for her husband.
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What happens
The Kentuckian is a 1908 short silent black-and-white Western film directed by Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. and starring Edward Dillon, Florence Auer and Mack Sennett. The plot centers on the marriage between the titular white Kentuckian and an American Indian woman. The film provides a type of Indian hero, in the form of a "squaw's devotion and sacrifice." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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