The Vanishing American

The Vanishing American 1925 is a silent film western produced by Famous PlayersLasky in the United States, and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by George B. Seitz and starred Richard Dix and Lois Wilson, recently paired in several screen dramas by Paramount. The film is based on the 1925 novel, The Vanishing American, by Zane Grey.

Greys serialized novel, published in Ladies Home journal in 19221923, was the first piece of literature produced that offered a harsh portrayal of American government agencies towards Native Americans Grey depicted the white settlers as missionaries who preyed upon the subordinate race, forcefully converting them into Christianity and altering their way of life. This depiction sparked a lot of backlash in the form of angry letters from readers once the novels were published According to Zane Greys biographer, Thomas Pauly, The magazine was deluged with angry letters from religious groups, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs vehemently denounced his depiction of their efforts. In response to critics of the novel, Lasky persuaded Grey to dilute the Americans portrayal in the film. Grey agreed, and instead of Americans as a whole demonstrating contempt towards Native Americans, the script placed most of the blame on the corrupt individual character of Booker. ........

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