White Fawn's Devotion: A Play Acted by a Tribe of Red Indians in America (1910)
Género : Drama, Western
Tiempo de ejecución : 11M
Director : James Young Deer
Sinopsis
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.
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