The Only Good Indian (2009)
1h 54m
Running Time
December 1, 2009Release Date
The Only Good Indian (2009)
1h 54m
Running Time
December 1, 2009Release Date
Plot.
Set in Kansas during the early 1900s, a teen-aged Native American boy is taken from his family and forced to attend a distant Indian "training" school to assimilate into White society. When he escapes to return to his family, Sam Franklin, a bounty hunter of Cherokee descent, is hired to find and return him to the institution. Franklin, a former Indian scout for the U.S. Army, has renounced his Native heritage and has adopted the White Man's way of life, believing it's the only way for Indians to survive. Along the way, a tragic incident spurs Franklin's longtime nemesis, the famous "Indian Fighter" Sheriff Henry McCoy, to pursue both Franklin and the boy.
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Cast & Crew.
Wes Studi
Sam
J. Kenneth Campbell
McCoy
Paul Butler
Harkin
Winter Fox Frank
Charlie
Thirza Defoe
Sally
Paul Butler
Harkin
Christopher Wheatley
Mean Joe
Kevin Willmott
Director
Details.
Release DateDecember 1, 2009
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 54m
Filming LocationsKansas, United States of America
Genres
Wiki.
The Only Good Indian is a 2009 American independent Western film directed by Kevin Willmott.
The film was shot almost entirely in Kansas—the only exception being a scene at Missouri's Ha Ha Tonka State Park—featuring locations such as the Monument Rocks and Fort Larned.
Filming took place in 2007-2008, and the movie premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, subsequently showing at other film festivals. The film won Willmott "Best Director" honors at the American Indian Film Festival, as well as acting honors for Wes Studi and Winter Fox Frank in his debut as the Kickapoo youth.