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The Silent Enemy (1930)

84 min  -  Drama  -   2 August 1930 (USA)
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A documentary about the life of Indians in Northern Canada.

Director:

H.P. Carver

Writers:

W. Douglas Burden (story), Richard Carver (scenario), and 2 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview:
Chief Yellow Robe Chief Yellow Robe ...
Chetoga, tribe leader
Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance ...
Baluk, mighty hunter
Chief Akawanush Chief Akawanush ...
Dagwan, medicine man
Mary Alice Nelson Archambaud Mary Alice Nelson Archambaud ...
Neewa, Chetoga's daughter
Cheeka Cheeka ...
Cheeka, Chetoga's son
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Storyline

Food is getting scarce for the tribe, and the chief must choose between the advice of Baluk to go north to the caribou herds, or the conniving medicine man Dagwan to stay put. On the way north they endure great hardship, and the conflict between Baluk and Dagwan deepens. It doesn't help that both want to marry the chief's daughter. Written by Robert Tonsing <rob_tonsing@msn.com>  

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Genres:

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Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Silent Enemy: An Epic of the American Indian See more »

Box Office

Gross:

ITL 239,500,000 (Italy)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono (MovieTone) (talking sequence)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The "silent enemy" of the title is hunger. See more »

Connections

Featured in Reel Injun (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"Rain Flower"
Written by Sam Coslow and Newell Chase See more »