De wigwam

Summary

When a farmer and his wife come home from the station, they give their children the presents they have brought with them from town. The homecoming is disturbed by an Indian boy who comes begging. He is chastised and chased away by the farmer. In revenge for this, the boy's father, the bad Indian Black Eagle, kidnaps the farmer's youngest daughter. Hearing of this, the good Indian Burning Shaft goes in pursuit, shoots and scalps the kidnapper and brings the little girl back to her family. Afterwards, the grateful family takes presents to Burning Shaft and, sitting outside his wigwam, they together smoke the pipe of peace.

Information

original title
De wigwam
alternative title
De brandende straal
production year
1911
release date
22-12-1915
country
Netherlands
category
Fictional
genre
director
production company

Images

Cast

Actor

Technical notations

runtime
11
original length
208
sound
Silent
colour
Black & White
format
35mm
acts
1

Resources

G. Donaldson, Of Joy and Sorrow. A Filmography of Dutch Silent Fiction, Amsterdam (1997), pp. 143-144

Frank van der Maden, 'Een wemeling van galops en helse achtervolgingen, Joris Ivens' Eerste Filmavontuur', in: Numega 1988, pp. 80-92

Rondom Joris Ivens, wereldcineast, Houten 1988, pp. 28-30, p. 190

Robert Destanque, Joris Ivens, Aan welke kant en in welk heelal, Amsterdam (1989), pp. 29-30

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