Before the White Man Came

Overview

Big Elk and Che-wee-na, both of the Great Bear tribe, are engaged to be married. White Wolf, the son of the chief of another tribe, offers to buy Che-wee-na; when her father refuses, Little Wolf challenges Big Elk to a physical contest that Big Elk wins. Embittered, Little Wolf provokes a war between the tribes, abducting Che-wee-na while Big Elk and the other Great Bear warriors are away from their camp. Che-wee-na feigns insanity among Little Wolf's people, who think that she is in communication with the great spirits. She wins the gratitude of the tribe when she nurses a sick child to health, but in so doing incurs the jealousy of the tribe's medicine man, who accuses her of poisoning the tribe's water supply.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 31, 1920

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Northwestern Film Corporation

Cast

Old Badger,Plain Feather,Bear Claw,Mae Old Coyote,Scratches His Face,Bird Tail

Director

John E. Maple

Writer

William E. Wing

Cinematography

Jack Fuqua,Emil B. Sonntag

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0186862