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The Kentuckian (1908 film)

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The Kentuckian
Directed byWallace McCutcheon Sr.
Written by
Produced byAmerican Mutoscope & Biograph
Cinematography
Distributed byAmerican Mutoscope & Biograph
Release date
  • July 7, 1908 (1908-07-07) (USA)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

The Kentuckian is a 1908 short silent black-and-white Western film directed by Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. and starring Edward Dillon, Florence Auer and Mack Sennett.[1] It is about an intermarriage between Indians and white people.[2][3] The film provides a type of Indian hero.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ Walker, Brent E. (April 25, 2013). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland Publishing. p. 251. ISBN 9780786477111.
  2. ^ Langman, Larry (1998). American Film Cycles: The Silent Era. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 285. ISBN 9780313306570.
  3. ^ Marubbio, M. Elise (December 15, 2006). Killing the Indian Maiden: Images of Native American Women in Film. University Press of Kentucky. p. 95. ISBN 9780813136943. The Kentuckian (1908).
  4. ^ Bernardi, Daniel; Green, Michael (July 7, 2017). Race in American Film: Voices and Visions that Shaped a Nation. Vol. 3. ABC-CLIO. p. 384. ISBN 9780313398407.
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