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Pocahontas: A Child of the Forest

Pocahontas: A Child of the Forest

1908Short
ShortDramaHistory

Prelude: We owe a debt to Captain John Smith, a hardy adventurer, sailor, soldier and traveler. He founded Jamestown in 1607, made friends of the Indians. This story tells of his meeting Pocahontas. The Treaty of Peace: Pocahontas...

Director
Edwin S. Porter
Writers
N/A
Stars
N/A
Release Date
September 28, 1908
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Edison Manufacturing Company

🏷️ Keywords

jamestown virginiaindian tribewedding1607love rival

🎯 Categories

DramaHistoryShort

⭐ Featured Review

Superb from a photographic point of view
by deickemeyer2014-02-22

"This film from a photographic point of view is superb, and the same applies to the scenery. The Indian canoe made of white birch decorated in the Indian fashion with fantastic figures, the scene of embarkment on the James River, and the journey to the white settlement, will thrill and delight every audience. In the handling of the subject itself it must be confessed the makers have not shown that profound stagecraft which we have been accustomed to expect The real pathos of the story of Pocahontas lies in the love of the Indian maiden for Captain Smith. It would therefore have been better to a..."

📖 Synopsis

Prelude: We owe a debt to Captain John Smith, a hardy adventurer, sailor, soldier and traveler. He founded Jamestown in 1607, made friends of the Indians. This story tells of his meeting Pocahontas. The Treaty of Peace: Pocahontas...