Navajo Run
{{short description|1964 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Navajo Run
| image =
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| director = Johnny Seven
| producer = Johnny Seven
| screenplay = Jo Heims
| starring = Johnny Seven
Warren Kemmerling
Virginia Vincent
Ron Soble
| music = Emil Cadkin
William Loose
| cinematography = Gregory Sandor
| editing = Lee Gilbert
| studio = LoraJon Productions
| distributor = American International Pictures (US)
| released = {{Film date|1964|11|25}}
| runtime = 75 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
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Navajo Run is a 1964 Western film released by American International Pictures, produced and directed by as well as starring Johnny Seven.
Cast
- Johnny Seven as Mathew Whitehawk
- Warren Kemmerling as Luke Grog
- Virginia Vincent as Sarah Grog
- Ron Soble as Jesse Grog
Plot summary
Mathew Whitehawk, a "half-breed Navajo," is bitten by a rattlesnake and seeks aid at the ranch of Sarah and Luke Grog. Mathew is nursed back to health on the orders of Luke. It turns out that Luke hates Native Americans. He sets Mathew loose in the forest without food or water, and hunts him down as he has done with other Native Americans. The film ends with Mathew killing Luke.{{Cite web |title=Navajo Run |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/84617/navajo-run |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=Turner Classic Movies |language=en}}
Legacy
American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography describes Navajo Run as an "obscure little curio" that was a retelling of The Most Dangerous Game with a "white racist hunting down Indians as a hobby." The film had little impact at the time of its limited release, and after theatrical showings it was shown on TV in Canada.{{Cite book |last=Craig |first=Rob |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e0CIDwAAQBAJ |title=American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography |date=2019-02-19 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-6631-0 |pages=268 |language=en}}
External links
- {{IMDb title|0131495}}
References
{{Reflist}}
Category:1964 directorial debut films
Category:1964 Western (genre) films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American International Pictures films
Category:American Western (genre) films
Category:Films with screenplays by Jo Heims
Category:1960s English-language films
Category:English-language Western (genre) films
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