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Daughter of the West
Daughter of the West

Daughter of the West

A FLAMING PAGE FROM AMERICAN HISTORY Becomes a powerful motion picture...set against the panoramic grandeur of the West!

Genres

Western

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A convent-raised woman learns of her American Indian heritage through romance with an educated Navajo (Philip Reed) during the 1880s.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

77 mins

Rating

0/10

Release Date

15 February 1949

Country

United States of America

Cast

Martha Vickers

Martha Vickers

Lolita Moreno

Phillip Reed

Phillip Reed

Navo White Eagle

Donald Woods

Donald Woods

Commissioner Ralph C. Connors

Marion Carney

Marion Carney

Okeeman (Atoka)

Pedro de Cordoba

Pedro de Cordoba

Chief Wykomas

James Griffith

James Griffith

Jed Morgan

William Farnum

William Farnum

Father Vallejo

Luz Alba

Luz Alba

Wateeka

Tommy Cook

Tommy Cook

Ponca

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