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War Paint

  • 1926
  • Passed
IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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Tim McCoy in War Paint (1926)
DramaWestern

An Arapahoe Indian chief, unhappy with life on the reservation, escapes with some of his warriors. A detachment of cavalry is sent out to bring them back.An Arapahoe Indian chief, unhappy with life on the reservation, escapes with some of his warriors. A detachment of cavalry is sent out to bring them back.An Arapahoe Indian chief, unhappy with life on the reservation, escapes with some of his warriors. A detachment of cavalry is sent out to bring them back.

  • Director
    • W.S. Van Dyke
  • Writers
    • Peter B. Kyne
    • Charles Maigne
    • Joseph Farnham
  • Stars
    • Tim McCoy
    • Pauline Starke
    • Charles K. French
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    • IMDb RATING
    4.9/10
    19
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • W.S. Van Dyke
    • Writers
      • Peter B. Kyne
      • Charles Maigne
      • Joseph Farnham
    • Stars
      • Tim McCoy
      • Pauline Starke
      • Charles K. French
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    Tim McCoy
    Tim McCoy
    • Lt. Tim Marshall
    Pauline Starke
    Pauline Starke
    • Polly Hopkins
    Charles K. French
    Charles K. French
    • Maj. Hopkins
    • (as Charles French)
    Chief Yowlachie
    Chief Yowlachie
    • Iron Eyes
    Whitehorse
    • White Hawk
    • (as Chief Whitehorse)
    Karl Dane
    Karl Dane
    • Petersen
    Chief John Big Tree
    Chief John Big Tree
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    Dick Botiller
    Dick Botiller
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Chorre
    Gertrude Chorre
    • Indian Woman
    • (uncredited)
    Iron Eyes Cody
    Iron Eyes Cody
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    J.W. Cody
    J.W. Cody
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    Chief Many Treaties
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    Artie Ortego
    Artie Ortego
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    Bud Osborne
    Bud Osborne
    • Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Soldani
    Charles Soldani
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    Charles Stevens
    Charles Stevens
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • W.S. Van Dyke
    • Writers
      • Peter B. Kyne
      • Charles Maigne
      • Joseph Farnham
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    • Trivia
      Scenes showing the Indian Reservation and the Indians galloping across the river stream, have been used in many other westerns. At least twenty different westerns. This was an actual Shoshone Indian Reservation known as the Wind River Reservation in Lander, Wyoming. This area is now underwater after the Washakie Dam was built. The dam is named after the Indian tribe Chief Washakie.
    • Connections
      Edited into Flaming Frontiers (1938)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 10, 1926 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Nobleza de un piel roja
    • Filming locations
      • Wind River Reservation, Lander, Wyoming, USA(Indian village along river and Indians galloping across Wind River)
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Budget
      • $80,000 (estimated)
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    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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