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Comata, the Sioux

Comata, the Sioux

1909Short⏱️ 10m
ShortWestern
5
IMDB Rating
113 votes

This story of the Black Hills consistently tells of the unrequited love of a Sioux brave for his chief's daughter, and how he premonished the awful results of her ominous marriage with a white cowboy. Clear Eyes, the daughter of C...

Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
N/A
Stars
James Kirkwood, Marion Leonard, Arthur V. Johnson
Release Date
September 9, 1909
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 3
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

James Kirkwood
James Kirkwood
as Comata - the Sioux
Marion Leonard
Marion Leonard
as Clear Eyes
Arthur V. Johnson
Arthur V. Johnson
as Bud Watkins
Linda Arvidson
Linda Arvidson
as Nellie Howe
👤
Verner Clarges
as Father

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Cuddebackville, New York, USA
Production
Biograph Company

🏷️ Keywords

native american

🎯 Categories

ShortWestern

⭐ Featured Review

The Probing Camera
by Single-Black-Male2004-06-10

"One of the disappointing things about the 34 year old D.W. Griffith's work is that he doesn't use his camera as a character. The camera never seems to probe a scene, to search out truth or hidden insights into character. It is a passive machine, merely standing by and watching what is going on without any engagement. There is no way that you can compare Griffith with any of the Georgian painters who defined visual art. His short films are not painted with careful brush strokes but with clumsy, ungainly efforts. I learnt absolutely nothing after watching this film and felt the worst f..."

💡 Did You Know?

This film is posted online to the Library of Congress' National Screening Room.

📖 Synopsis

This story of the Black Hills consistently tells of the unrequited love of a Sioux brave for his chief's daughter, and how he premonished the awful results of her ominous marriage with a white cowboy. Clear Eyes, the daughter of C...