Chris Willow Bird

Chris Willow Bird

Born: February 20, 1887
Died: December 16, 1968

Movies for Chris Willow Bird...

Johnny Cool
Title: Johnny Cool
Released: October 2, 1963
Type: Movie
A deported gangster trains an Italian convict to take over his operations in the U.S.
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Yellowstone Kelly
Title: Yellowstone Kelly
Character: Indian (uncredited)
Released: November 11, 1959
Type: Movie
A fur-trapper named Kelly, who once saved the life of a Sioux chief, is allowed to set his traps in Sioux territory during the late 1870s. Reluctantly he takes on a tenderfoot assistant named Anse and together they give shelter to a runaway Arapaho woman. Tensions develop when Anse falls in love with this woman and when the Sioux chief arrives with his warriors to re-claim her.
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Apache Warrior
Title: Apache Warrior
Character: Indian (uncredited)
Released: July 1, 1957
Type: Movie
An Apache brave vows revenge when he feels betrayed by the U.S. Army.
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The First Texan
Title: The First Texan
Character: Vendor (uncredited)
Released: June 29, 1956
Type: Movie
After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his shingle, keep a low profile, and stay out of any political intrigue. However, when President Jackson personally orders him to lead the fight for Texan independence, he overcomes his reluctance to become involved and leads his compatriots to a string of victories over the Mexican army.
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Drum Beat
Title: Drum Beat
Released: November 10, 1954
Type: Movie
President Grant orders Indian fighter MacKay to negotiate with the Modocs of northern California and southern Oregon. On the way he must escort Nancy Meek to the home of her aunt and uncle. After Modoc renegade Captain Jack engages in ambush and other atrocities, MacKay must fight him one-on-one with guns, knives and fists.
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Conquest of Cochise
Title: Conquest of Cochise
Character: Apache Brave (uncredited)
Released: September 1, 1953
Type: Movie
A cavalry officer tries to keep a lid on a volatile situation when Indian leader Cochise is being prodded into starting a war.
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Brave Warrior
Title: Brave Warrior
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Released: May 31, 1952
Type: Movie
In Indiana of the early 1800s, conflict once again arises between the United States and Great Britain over territory and boundaries. Each side endeavors to gain the support of the Shawnee Indian tribes in the area. Governor William Henry Harrison enlists the aid of Steve Rubbell, whose friendship with the Shawnee chief Tecumseh goes back to childhood. Tecumseh's leadership of the Shawnee is contested by his brother, known as The Prophet, who sides with the British. Tecumseh, who grew up as a childhood playmate of Steve and of Laura McGregor, loves Steve as a brother and hopes to marry Laura. But Laura is in love with Steve. Laura's father, Shayne McGregor, secretly leads local support of the British against the Americans, even though it risks the life and love of his daughter. Everything comes to a head at the battle of Tippecanoe.
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Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
Title: Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory
Character: Indian (uncredited)
Released: February 8, 1952
Type: Movie
Story concerns the efforts of Buffalo Bill to protect the Indian's land from a gang who want to get the gold buried there. The outlaws disguise themselves as Indians and raid and plunder the settlers in order to blame the tribe.
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Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
Title: Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
Character: Indian (uncredited)
Released: October 10, 1951
Type: Movie
The story of three gold-digging ladies searching for millionaires. A loose remake of Gold Diggers of 1933.
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Broken Arrow
Title: Broken Arrow
Character: Nochalo
Released: August 1, 1950
Type: Movie
Indian scout Tom Jeffords is sent out to stem the war between the Whites and Apaches in the late 1870s. He learns that the Indians kill only to protect themselves, or out of retaliation for white atrocities.
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Lust for Gold
Title: Lust for Gold
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Released: June 10, 1949
Type: Movie
A man determined to track down the fabled Arizona gold mine known as The Lost Dutchman has an affair with a married treasure hunter, whose pursuit of the mine has lead her to double-cross her husband.
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Albuquerque
Title: Albuquerque
Character: Townsman (uncredited)
Released: February 20, 1948
Type: Movie
Cole Armin comes to Albuquerque to work for his uncle, John Armin, a despotic and hard-hearted czar who operates an ore-hauling freight line, and whose goal is to eliminate a competing line run by Ted Wallace and his sister Celia. Cole tires of his uncle's heavy-handed tactics and switches over to the Wallace side. Lety Tyler, an agent hired by the uncle, also switches over by warning Cole and Ted of a trap set for them by the uncle and his henchman.
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Where the North Begins
Title: Where the North Begins
Character: Indian Funeral Chanter
Released: December 14, 1947
Type: Movie
A Canadian Mountie investigates the disappearance of a brother officer.
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Navajo Kid
Title: Navajo Kid
Character: Indian (uncredited)
Released: November 21, 1945
Type: Movie
The Navajo Kid goes in search of the villains who murdered his foster-father and stole both ring and watch. The trail leads straight to Canyon City, Texas, and smooth cardsharp Honest John Grogan, who is in possession of both the stolen items. But Grogan has an ironclad alibi for the time of the murder, an alibi confirmed by none other than Sheriff Roy Landon.
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Tahiti Nights
Title: Tahiti Nights
Character: Privy Counsellor
Released: December 28, 1944
Type: Movie
Islanders make arrangements for an American bandleader to marry a princess.
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The Woman of the Town
Title: The Woman of the Town
Character: Indian
Released: December 31, 1943
Type: Movie
Bat Masterson, who after failing to secure a job as a newspaper reporter becomes marshal of Dodge City. Preferring socializing to peacekeeping, Masterson falls in love with Dora Hand, the obligatory golden-hearted chorus girl whose concern for the welfare of her fellow citizens at time reaches Madonna-like dimensions. When Dora is shot down cattle baron King Kennedy, Masterson begins taking his job seriously. After taking care of Kennedy, Masterson determines to enshrine the memory of Dora, whose efforts to clean up Dodge City were largely ignored by the "decent" townsfolk.
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Valley of the Sun
Title: Valley of the Sun
Character: Indian
Released: February 6, 1942
Type: Movie
An Arizona frontiersman steals an Indian agent's girlfriend, followed by trouble.
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Hawaiian Nights
Title: Hawaiian Nights
Character: Joe (uncredited)
Released: September 8, 1939
Type: Movie
Bandleader Tim Hartley's father objects strongly to his son's occupation choice and packs him off to Hawaii to manage the family hotel holdings. This proves to be a wrong move as Hawaiia has more bands than it does pineapples.
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The Cowboy and the Lady
Title: The Cowboy and the Lady
Character: Party Guest (uncredited)
Released: November 17, 1938
Type: Movie
Mary Smith decides after a lifetime of being a shut-in to do something wild while her father is out campaigning for the presidency, so she takes off for the family's home in West Palm Beach and inadvertently becomes romantically entangled with earnest cowboy Stretch Willoughby. Neither the dalliance nor the cowboy fit with the upper class image projected by her esteemed father, forcing her to choose.
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Northern Frontier
Title: Northern Frontier
Character: Indian Henchman (uncredited)
Released: February 1, 1935
Type: Movie
A Mountie sets out to infiltrate and break up a gang of counterfeiters.