Chief Thunderbird

Chief Thunderbird

Born: August 6, 1866
Died: April 6, 1946
in Tongue River, Montana, USA

Movies for Chief Thunderbird...

King of the Stallions
Title: King of the Stallions
Released: September 18, 1942
Type: Movie
Both Indians and cowboys are after a beautiful stallion, the leader of a pack of wild horses.
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Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Title: Wild Bill Hickok Rides
Character: Indian
Released: January 31, 1942
Type: Movie
The Western hero takes on a ruthless land baron whose henchmen killed his best friend.
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North West Mounted Police
Title: North West Mounted Police
Character: Indian
Released: October 22, 1940
Type: Movie
Texas Ranger Dusty Rivers ("Isn't that a contradiction in terms?", another character asks him) travels to Canada in the 1880s in search of Jacques Corbeau, who is wanted for murder. He wanders into the midst of the Riel Rebellion, in which Métis (people of French and Native heritage) and Natives want a separate nation. Dusty falls for nurse April Logan, who is also loved by Mountie Jim Brett. April's brother is involved with Courbeau's daughter Louvette, which leads to trouble during the battles between the rebels and the Mounties. Through it all Dusty is determined to bring Corbeau back to Texas (and April, too, if he can manage it.)
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Geronimo
Title: Geronimo
Character: Chief Eskiminzu
Released: November 26, 1939
Type: Movie
The army's effort to capture Apache chief Geronimo, who is leading a band of warriors on a rampage of raiding and murder, is hampered by a feud between two officers--who are father and son.
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Susannah of the Mounties
Title: Susannah of the Mounties
Character: Indian
Released: June 13, 1939
Type: Movie
This classic family drama stars Shirley Temple as young orphan Susannah Sheldon, the sole survivor of a brutal Indian attack who's befriended by Canadian Mountie Angus Montague (Randolph Scott) and his girlfriend, Vicky (Margaret Lockwood). The couple takes Susannah under their wing and soon learn that having a precocious child around can come in handy; when the Indians return, the girl uses her charm to broker peace.Shirley is the orphaned survivor of an Indian attack in the Canadian West. A Mountie and his girlfriend take her in...
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Wild West Days
Title: Wild West Days
Character: Chief Red Hatchet
Released: July 5, 1937
Type: Movie
Retired lawman Kentucky Wade and his three buddies, Mike Morales, "Dude" Hanford and "Trigger" Benton come to Brimstone and help their friends Larry Munro and his sister, Lucy , in their fight to retain control of Larry's rich ore mine. "Doc" Hardy , as an old friend of Wade's, joins them in their efforts to keep Matt Keeler , the scheming owner of "The Brimstone News", from his efforts to wrest control of Munro's property and mine. Keller employs a legion of henchmen, and sidelines at running runs guns to Red Hatchet and his tribe so they can also get in on the fray against the Munro's and Kentucky and friends.
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For the Service
Title: For the Service
Character: Chief Big Bear
Released: June 1, 1936
Type: Movie
Cowboy star Buck Jones made his directorial debut with the Universal western For the Service. Jones is cast as Indian scout Buck O'Bryan, trying his best to keep the peace between the Native Americans and a government outpost. O'Bryan is replaced by George Murphy, the son of commanding officer Captain Murphy. Obviously unqualified for his job, Murphy proves himself a coward and a weakling, forcing O'Bryan to take over when the fort is besieged by outlaw Bruce Howard and his gang.
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Silly Billies
Title: Silly Billies
Character: Chief Cyclone
Released: March 20, 1936
Type: Movie
The boys are a dentist and his assistant traveling to the Old West to open a new practice. Once in town, they buy a business--only to wake up the next day and see that the entire population of this bustling town had left for the California gold fields early that morning! Then, they discover an evil plot to sell out these settlers to some hostile Indians, so they spring to the rescue.
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Custer's Last Stand
Title: Custer's Last Stand
Character: Rain-in-Face
Released: January 2, 1936
Type: Movie
Kit Cardigan seeks the killer of his father...among other plot threads leading up to the famous historical incident.
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Annie Oakley
Title: Annie Oakley
Character: Sitting Bull (as Chief Thunder Bird)
Released: November 15, 1935
Type: Movie
Awkward Annie (Barbara Stanwyck) loves her sharpshooting rival (Preston Foster) in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show.
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Cyclone of the Saddle
Title: Cyclone of the Saddle
Character: High Hawk
Released: April 3, 1935
Type: Movie
Sent by the Army, Andy Thomas poses as a renegade to find out who has been harassing the wagon trains.
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Laughing Boy
Title: Laughing Boy
Character: Laughing Boy's Father
Released: April 13, 1934
Type: Movie
A young Navajo defies tribal custom to marry an outcast.
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Heroes of the West
Title: Heroes of the West
Character: Chief Thunder Bird
Released: June 19, 1932
Type: Movie
Efforts to build a transcontinental railroad are resisted by crooks and Indians on the warpath. A 12-chapter movie serial.
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The Perils of Pauline
Title: The Perils of Pauline
Released: March 31, 1914
Type: Movie
The Perils of Pauline is a motion picture serial shown in weekly installments featuring the actress Pearl White playing the title character. Pauline has often been cited as a famous example of a damsel-in-distress, although viewers will find her character more resourceful and less helpless than the classic 'damsel' stereotype. Nine episodes (from a condensed 1916 re-release) survive to this day.