White Fawn's Devotion

White Fawn's Devotion (1910)

A frantic child reports to the tribal chief that her father killed her mother. The tribe chases and captures the man, dragging him back for tribal justice.

Date of release
1910-06-18
TMDB
5.6 / 10 (23)
Runtime
11m
Genres
Drama, Western
Director
James Young Deer

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: New Jersey

White Fawn's Devotion: A Play Acted by a Tribe of Red Indians in America is a 1910 American silent dramatic short film. Although a few writers believe the film features Young Deer's wife, Lillian St. Cyr, otherwise known as Princess Red Wing as "White Fawn", the lead woman does not fit St. Cyr's description. IMDb now identifies the lead actress as Lucille Young. The movie was shot in New Jersey at 24fps.

Production

The ancestors of James Young Deer (also known as J. Younger Johnston or James Young Johnson), the uncredited director and writer of White Fawn's Devotion, were members of the Nanticoke Indian Association, which is now a state-recognized tribe in Delaware. Young Deer was hired by Pathé Frères as a director and scenario writer and frequently worked in collaboration with his actress wife Lillian St.

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