Making the white man's Indian : native Americans and Hollywood movies

Book

Making the white man's Indian : native Americans and Hollywood movies / Angela Aleiss.

Summary:

"In this new study, author Angela Aleiss traces the history of Native Americans on the silver screen, and breaks new ground by drawing on primary sources such as studio correspondence, script treatments, trade newspapers, industry censorship files, and filmmakers' interviews to reveal how and why Hollywood created its Indian characters. Behind-the-scenes anecdotes of filmmakers and Native Americans, as well as rare archival photographs, supplement the discussion, which often shows a stark contrast between depiction and reality."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 027598396X
ISBN: 9780275983963
ISBN: 9780313361333
ISBN: 0313361339
Physical Description: xix, 211 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, ©2005.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:: Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-205) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:: Hollywood and the silent American -- A cultural division-- Indian adventures and interracial romances -- War and its Indian allies -- Red becomes white -- A shattered illusion -- Savagery on the frontier -- Beyond the western -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: motion pictures screened -- Appendix B: Motion picture archives.