The Last of the Mohicans
As Alice and Cora Munro attempt to find their father, a British officer in the French and Indian War, they are set upon by French soldiers and their cohorts, Huron tribesmen led by the evil Magua. Fighting to rescue the women are Chingachgook and his son Uncas, the last of the Mohican tribe, and their white ally, the frontiersman Natty Bumppo, known as Hawkeye.
From the archive
I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. Still considered by many to be the best adaptation of the novel, the 1920 version of The Last Mohicans isn't without its issues; most noticeably using almost exclusively white actors to portray Native characters. However, this version has been especially praised for its visual storytelling and for a fantastic performance from Barbara Bedford.
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- Director
- Maurice Tourneur
- Starring
- Wallace Beery, Barbara Bedford, Alan Roscoe, Lillian Hall, Henry Woodward, James Gordon, George Hackathorne, Nelson McDowell
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