Told in the Hills

Told in the Hills (1919)

An outcast of society! Scorned as a squaw man! What right had he to the love of a good woman?

Jack becomes an outlaw after being wrongly accused of killing a young Kootenai chieftain. He's known as "Genesee Jack" and prefers to live among Native Americans, but he eventually falls in love with a white woman named Rachel. The film explores themes of justice, reconciliation, and the complexities of relationships between settlers and Native Americans.

Date of release
1919-09-21
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Western
Director
George Melford

Casting

Interesting facts

Told in the Hills is a 1919 American silent Western film produced by Famous Players–Lasky and distributed by Paramount Artcraft. George Melford directed the film and Robert Warwick stars. It was based on the same-titled 1891 novel by Marah Ellis Ryan.

Production

Told in the Hills was filmed on location in Lewiston and Lapwai, Idaho, and employed hundreds from the Nez Perce tribe. It was claimed that during the production of the film was the first time so many men of the Nez Perce had been allowed to gather since the Nez Perce War of 1877.

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