The Only Good Indian (2009)
114 min
Set in Kansas during the early 1900s, a teen-aged Native American boy is taken from his family and forced to attend a distant Indian "training" school to assimilate into White society. When he escapes to return to his family, Sam Franklin, a bounty hunter of Cherokee descent, is hired to find and return him to the institution. Franklin, a former Indian scout for the U.S. Army, has renounced his Native heritage and has adopted the White Man's way of life, believing it's the only way for Indians to survive. Along the way, a tragic incident spurs Franklin's longtime nemesis, the famous "Indian Fighter" Sheriff Henry McCoy, to pursue both Franklin and the boy.
- Release date
- December 1, 2009
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Wes Studi as Sam
- J. Kenneth Campbell as McCoy
- Winter Fox Frank as Charlie
- Paul Butler as Harkin
- Thirza Defoe as Sally
- Christopher Wheatley as Mean Joe
- Laura Kirk as Miss Harris
- Delanna Studi as Aquene
- Blake Robbins as Moller
- Kevin Geer as Peairs
Crew
- Kevin Willmott · Director
- Thomas L. Carmody · Writer
- Thomas L. Carmody · Producer
- Rick Cowan · Producer
- Matt Cullen · Producer
- Greg Hurd · Producer
- Kip Haaheim · Composer
- Matt Jacobson · Cinematographer
- Jeremy Osbern · Cinematographer
- Sean Blake · Editor
- Thad Nurski · Editor
- Mark von Schlemmer · Editor
- Heather Laird · Casting director
- Marjorie Tanin · Casting director
- Scott Murray · Production designer