Indian Paint (film)

Indian Paint
Indian Paint
Directed by	Norman Foster
Written by	Glenn Balch (novel); Norman Foster
Produced by	Robert L. Callahan; Robert Crawford; Gene Goree; Jay Richards; James A. Sullivan
Starring	Johnny Crawford; Jay Silverheels; Robert L. Crawford Jr.
Cinematography	Floyd Crosby
Edited by	George White
Music by	Marlin Skiles
Production; company	Eagle American
Distributed by	Crown International Pictures
Release date	April 8, 1965;
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$300,000

Indian Paint is a 1965 American Western film directed by Norman Foster and starring Johnny Crawford, Jay Silverheels and Pat Hogan.^[2]

Plot

Set before the arrival of Europeans in North America, the story centers on Nishko, a chief's son in the Great Plains. During his rite of passage, Nishko is determined to tame a painted pony as an indication of his emerging manhood.

Cast

Johnny Crawford as Nishko
Jay Silverheels as Chief Hevatanu
Robert L. Crawford Jr. as Wacopi
Pat Hogan as Sutamakis
George J. Lewis as Nopawallo
Joan Hallmark as Amatula
Cinda Siler as Petala
Bill Blackwell as Sutako
Al Doney as Latoso
Marshall Jones as Comanche leader
Suzanne Goodman as Widow of Latoso
Warren L. Dodge as Second Comanche

References

^ "Calhoun, Grahame Head Texas 'Horseman'". Variety. March 11, 1964. p. 4.
^ Aleiss p.113

Bibliography

Angela Aleiss. Making the White Man's Indian: Native Americans and Hollywood Movies. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2005.

External links

Indian Paint at IMDb

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[1] "Calhoun, Grahame Head Texas 'Horseman'". Variety. March 11, 1964. p. 4.

[2] Aleiss p.113

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