From:
slider@anashram.com
Although many Westerns of the pre-World War II period portrayed American Indians as hostile to the white settlers, others did show Indians in a
positive light. Broken Arrow, however, is noteworthy for being one of the
first post-war Westerns to portray Native Americans in a balanced,
sympathetic way – although most of the Indians were played by white
actors, with Brooklyn-born Jeff Chandler portraying Apache leader Cochise.
An exception was that Native Canadian Mohawk actor Jay Silverheels was
noted for his role as Geronimo in the film.
Some scholars have said that the film appealed to an ideal of tolerance
and racial equality that would influence later Westerns and indicate Hollywood's response to the Indian's evolving role in American society.[8] Chronicle of the Cinema praised the film: "Based on verifiable fact, it faithfully evokes the historical relationship between Cochise and
Jeffords, marking a historical rehabilitation of Indians in the cinema.
(wiki)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtXiAKmDp0E (1:32)
### - something made me watch this via uk tv today, perhaps it was just to
see james stewart i dunno, have even seen it before a couple of times,
although didn't realise that till it gots about 20 mins in...
and, which just so happens to be a classic of its time as described above,
so quite enjoyable + also topical (which is why they's prolly even showing
it heh)
almost like we've all been here before? ;)
good movie anyway!
gots sanity in it :)
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