Daughter of Dawn

Daughter of Dawn is an 83minute long American silent film released in 1920. Between its production and restoration in 2012, it was shown only a few times once in Los Angeles in 1920, and in Kansas City, Tulsa and a handful of other cities.

The film focuses around a love triangle. The lead female character is Dawn, played by Esther LeBarre. Daughter of the Dawn is the daughter of the chief of the Kiowas. He is played by Hunting Horse. White Parker plays White Eagle. Jack Sankadota plays Black Wolf. Both men are love interests of Daughter of the Dawn. Wanada Parker plays Red Wing, another woman in love with Black Wolf. The film also features a battle scene, dances and buffalo hunting.The film features an allIndian cast...shot in Indian Country, with over 300 people from the Comanche and Kiowa tribes acting in the film, including White and Wanada Parker, children of Quannah Parker. The cast wore their own clothing and brought their own personal items, including tepees. The film features the Tipi with Battle Pictures, which is a tepee in the collection of the Oklahoma Historical Society. There are lances and tomahawks in the film which represent honors earned in war by the Kiowa. Daughter of Dawn was filmed in May, June and July of 1920. The filming took place in the Wichita Mountains. ........

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