In the Land of the Head Hunters (1914)
In the Land of the Head Hunters is a 1914 silent film fictionalizing the world of the Kwakwaka'wakw (Kwakiutl) peoples of the Queen Charlotte Strait region of the Central Coast of British Columbia, Canada, written and directed by Edward S. Curtis and acted entirely by Kwakwaka'wakw natives. It was the first feature-length film whose cast was composed entirely of Native North Americans; the second, eight years later, was Robert Flaherty's Nanook of the North.
Director: Edward S. Curtis
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Stanley Hunt as Motana |
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Sarah Constance Smith Hunt as Naida / A Na'nalalal Dancer |
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Mrs. George Walkus as Naida / Sorceress |
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Paddy 'Malid as Kenada |
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Balutsa as Waket / Yaklus |
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Kwagwanu as Sorcerer |
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Francine Hunt as Clam Digger / Captive / Wedding Dancer |
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Bob Wilson as Fisherman Who Drops a Paddle on the Rocks |
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Awidi as (extra) |
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Alfred Charlie as (extra) |
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Maggie Frank as Naida (uncredited) |
| Directing | Edward S. Curtis | Director |
| Writing | Edward S. Curtis | Story |
| Camera | Edmund August Schwinke | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Edmund August Schwinke | Camera Operator |
| Sound | John J. Braham | Original Music Composer |
