Hiawatha

Hiawatha (1952)

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A young Indian brave attempts to bring peace to two warring tribes.

Date of release
1952-12-28
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 20m
Genres
Drama, Romance, Western
Director
Kurt Neumann

Casting

Interesting facts

Hiawatha is a 1952 American Western film directed by Kurt Neumann and starring Vincent Edwards and Yvette Dugay. The screenplay is based on the 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Production

Location filming took place at Bass Lake in California. Ducey's Bass Lake Lodge served as the production headquarters.

In early 1950, production was delayed because the main character's beliefs and dialogue were considered too close to the communist doctrine. Monogram Pictures president Steve Broidy stated: "[B]ecause of the tremendous influence that the motion picture industry exerts internationally, producers are being extremely cautious in preventing any subject matter to reach the screen which might possibly be interpreted as Communistic propaganda to even th…

Hiawatha resumed production in early 1951, with Broidy quoted as explaining that "the avalanche of editorial comment which greeted our announcement convinced us unquestionably that the American public would not be dupes for any Communist line, and that our Hiawatha picture could only serve the highest ends of education and entertainment".

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