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Streaming video

Title The silent enemy / Paramount presents, a Burden-Chanler production, directed by H. P. Carver
Published Blackhawk Films, 1930
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (streaming video file) (82 minutes) : .flv file, sound
Summary A reconstruction of the Ojibway Indian tribe in the time before Europeans had settled in the Hudson Bay area. The "enemy" is the hunger that threatens the tribe
"A documentary showing us the life of an Indian tribe, who has to decide where to head next in order to find food which became rare. The situation is hardened by the fact two of the men both want to marry the Chief's daughter... "-- Kanopy description
Notes Title from title frames
Originally released as a motion picture in 1930
Credits Cinematographer, Marcel Le Picard ; music, Massard Kur Zhene; new music (2012) Siegfried Friedrich
Cast Cheeka, Chief Akawanush, Chief Buffalo Child Long Lance, Chief Yellow Robe, Molly Spotted Elk
Notes Silent with one talking sequence, music score, sound effects and English titles
Subject Ojibwa Indians -- Drama
Hunger -- Drama
Ojibwa Indians.
Drama.
Motion pictures.
Genre/Form Drama.
Feature films.
Feature films.
Form Streaming video
Author Carver, H. P. (Harry P.), -1952, film director.
Burden, W. Douglas (William Douglas), 1898-1978.
Chanler, William C. (William Chamberlain), -1981.
Cheeka.
Akawanush.
Buffalo Child Long Lance, 1890-1932.
Yellow Robe, Chauncey, 1870-1930.
Spotted Elk, Molly, 1903-1977.
Le Picard, Marcel, cinematographer.
Kur Zhene, Massard, composer (expression)
Friedrich, Siegfried, composer (expression)
Blackhawk Films, distributor.
Kanopy (Firm), distributor.