The Daughter of Dawn

5.7
1920 1 hr 23 min Drama , Western , Romance

The Daughter of Dawn is a silent Western, and one of the few films of the silent era to have an entirely Native American cast. It tells the story of a Kiowa woman and her lover, his feats of bravery, and their trials at the hands of a jealous rival and Comanche warriors. Completed in 1920, it was only shown a few times before being considered lost. Five reels of the movie were found in 2005, and restored by the Oklahoma Historical Society in 2012.

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Reviews

Hottoceame
1920/10/10

The Age of Commercialism

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Juana
1920/10/11

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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Ginger
1920/10/12

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

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Geraldine
1920/10/13

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

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Bella
1920/10/14

I thought that I was going to find it very interesting when I read the reviews. I was excited to watch a film produced by Native Americans as I had not seen one before. This came out in 1920 and it is a silent film. I have not watched many silent films before. I did watch one that I found entertaining so I was unsure whether or not I would like this movie.I couldn't watch much of it. I just found it too boring. I couldn't even really follow the film at all. It did seem sweet and the main character was beautiful but I just could not watch it without falling asleep. I may try to watch this film again in a few months or a year and see if I change my mind and am able to get into it.

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Ian
1920/10/15

(Flash Review)Two young Native American men both have desires for the Chief's daughter Dawn. As an act of bravery the Chief says both men must leap down a rocky hillside and the survivor, if any, can have Dawn's hand in marriage. One jumps and gets injured while the other chickens out thus he is expelled from the tribe! Harsh!! He comes back to seek revenge….what'll happen next. Strange little story and lightly amusing. Some Indians on horseback actually heard a herd of buffalo; that was cool. Overall, too many long distance shots that lacked detail and emotion. Some interesting moments.

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gavin6942
1920/10/16

This restored silent film features a love triangle involving a Kiowa chief's daughter and ensuing conflict between Kiowa and Comanche villages.There are a few early films that claim to be made by Indians, with Indians, for Indians. This might be the first feature, and it certainly is the only one screened privately for President Wilson. But what makes it stand out is not its historical significance, but what happened to it after.Besides a few small screenings, the film was not seen... and then vanished. That it showed up many decades later and in such fine condition is incredible. We have movies that are presumed lost and either never turn up, or are found as mere snippets with incredible damage. This one is a bit of a miracle and re-writes the history of Indian cinema. (And I mean Native American cinema, of course.)

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majid rekabi
1920/10/17

What about love and sacrifice in money world, power and positions. It's nothing. The events of the movie between black wolf with white angle and between red wing with the daughter dawn. Nice story. What about love and sacrifice in money world, power and positions. It's nothing. The events of the movie between black wolf with white angle and between red wing with the daughter dawn. Nice story What about love and sacrifice in money world, power and positions. It's nothing. The events of the movie between black wolf with white angle and between red wing with the daughter dawn. Nice story What about love and sacrifice in money world, power and positions. It's nothing. The events of the movie between black wolf with white angle and between red wing with the daughter dawn. Nice storyBy Mr. Majid Enezi

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