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War Paint (1926 film)
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Wikipedia article
'War Paint' is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by W. S. Van Dyke. The film stars Tim McCoy. Louis B. Mayer observed the profits made by other studios with western franchises such as Tom Mix, Buck Jones or Hoot Gibson. He selected a genuine army officer who had lived with Indian tribes to come to Hollywood as an advisor on 1922's 'The Covered Wagon': Colonel Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy. His debut as Tim McCoy in 'War Paint' was announced under the banner "He's the real McCoy!" In order to maximize the economics, the film was shot simultaneously on location with another film, 'Winners of the Wilderness'.Eames, John Douglas, 'The MGM Story', 1981 The film is considered lost. A trailer however is preserved at the Library of Congress.[http://www.nitrateville.com/viewtopic.php?t=658&sid=51ffa9a401a4a12b52d4b9170f29d134 Listing of incomplete MGM films at Nitrateville][http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/W/WarPaint1926.html 'War Paint' at the silentera.com database]'Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress', (Trailer - only) page 204 c.1978 by The American Film Institute[http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/AbbrView.aspx?s=&Movie=1753 AFI Catalog of Feature Films: 'War Paint']
Synopsis
An Indian chief of the Arapahoe escapes the reservation where he has been living and takes along some of his warriors. The cavalry is sent out for them.
Cast
* Tim McCoy as Lt. Tim Marshall
* Pauline Starke as Polly Hopkins
* Charles K. French as Maj. Hopkins (as Charles French)
* Chief Yowlachie as Iron Eyes
* Whitehorse as White Hawk (as Chief Whitehorse)
* Karl Dane as Petersen
References
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