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In the Land of the War Canoes
Also known as In the Days of the Head Hunters in the USA : [In the Land of the Head Hunters]
(1914) American
B&W : Four reels
Directed by Edward S. Curtis

Cast: Maggie Frank [princess]

Seattle Film Company production; distributed by World Film Corporation. / Produced by Edward S. Curtis. Scenario by Edward S. Curtis. Cinematography by Edmund August Schwinke. / © 7 December 1914 by Edward Sheriff Curtis [LU3709]. Released 7 December 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format. / The film was released in the USA in a six-reel version as In the Days of the Head Hunters in 1915.

Documentary-Drama.

Synopsis: Synopsis available in AFI-F1 n. F1.2167.

Survival Status: Print exists.

Keywords: Abductions - Alaska territory - Canada: British Columbia - Canoes - Chases - Native Americans: Kwakiutl tribe - Pacific Northwest - Rescues - Weddings

Listing updated: 26 April 2009.

References: AFI-F1 n. F1.2167 : ClasIm-204 p. 3; ClasIm-224 p. 10 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.

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