The Squaw Man (1931) | |
| Director(s) | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Producer(s) | Cecil B. DeMille |
| Top Genres | Drama, Western |
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The Squaw Man (1931) was a Drama - Western Film directed by Cecil B. DeMille and produced by Cecil B. DeMille.
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In 1914, Cecil B. DeMille made his directorial debut with the original film version of The Squaw Man. The production, one of the early features filmed in Hollywood, literally endangered DeMille's life as he suffered burns from misfiring explosions and was shot at by agents from the Motion Picture Patent Trust. The result was a great success. This remake was DeMille's third time around with the story. The plot once again follows a young English nobleman (Baxter) who abandons his title when he escapes to the American frontier after pleading guilty to a crime he did not commit to protect the woman he loved (Boardman). But once on the American plains, the dashing soldier marries a beautiful Indian woman (Velez) only to find himself torn between two worlds when his former lover arrives in America. Upon the release of his first version, DeMille threatened to remake the story every 10 years. His experience with this production cooled his enthusiasm.
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Fun Size Review: The Squaw Man (1914)
By Fritzi Kramer on Dec 23, 2014 From Movies SilentlyBy Fritzi Kramer on December 23, 2014 in Blog, Fun Size Review Cecil B. DeMille’s debut film is pretty rough going. Crude, stereotyped and more than a little confusing, it still boasts some strong ingredients. The California scenery is lovely, the likable performance of Red Wing as the wife of... Read full article
The Squaw Man (1914) A Silent Film Review
By Fritzi Kramer on Feb 16, 2014 From Movies SilentlyBy Fritzi Kramer on February 16, 2014 in Blog, Silent Movie Review, Silents vs Talkies The feature film came to Hollywood with this 1914 oater about a British gent who takes the blame for a crime and heads out west. He romances and marries a Native American but finds himself conflicted when an oppor... Read full article
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In his autobiography, Cecil B. DeMille wrote "I do not know whether M-G-M or I was more relieved that my contract had come to an end." The production was almost halted by the studio, but DeMille convinced them it would cost just as much to complete it as it would to stop it.
This movie lost nearly $150,000 at the box office.
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