What is a Western? Film Series: Broken Arrow (1950)

4700 Western Heritage Way,Los Angeles CA 90027

28 August, 2021

Description

Considered to be the first major post-war Western to portray Native Americans sympathetically, arguably beginning the 'revisionist' genre. Considered to be the first major post-war Western to portray Native Americans sympathetically, Broken Arrow pivots away from the classic Western and marks the beginning of a new genre dubbed “revisionist.” Although the main Native characters were played by white actors, the film did include Native actors, including Jay Silverheels, and many Navajo workers were employed on set. Screening introduced by Liza Black, Visiting Scholar at UCLA in the Institute of American Culture and American Indian Studies and author of Picturing Indians: Native Americans in Film, 1941–1960. Directed by Delmer Daves | Starring James Stewart, Jeff Chandler, and Debra Paget  Screened in 35mm Ticket purchase includes museum admission.