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Children of the West
Alfred Kjerulf, Denmark, 1917
DK/FeatureWestern, Drama, MelodramaSilent films
Natural scientist Murphy gets lost and ends up with a tribe of Native Americans, where the chief’s daughter To-to tends to him lovingly. They get married and have a child, little Pawa, but not everyone in the tribe is happy about the alliance with the white man. The chief’s sister, Narrova, will stop at nothing to destroy the small family.
| Original title | Vestens Børn |
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| Danish title | Vestens Børn |
| International titles | Les enfants du Far West, Los hijos del Far West, Vestens børn, Västens barn, Die Kinder des Westens |
| Other titles | Indianerpigen |
| Director | Alfred Kjerulf |
| Screenplay | Alfred Kjerulf |
| Director of Photography | H.F. Rimmen |
| Production designer | Carlo Jacobsen |
| Appearance | Karen Sandberg, Philip Bech, Betzy Kofoed, Kai Lind |
| Production country | Denmark |
| Domestic distribution | Fotorama |
| Technical info | 1529 meter, 35 mm, Normal, Black/white, Silent |
| Danish theatrical release | 26.12.1917 |
| Cinemas | Vesterbro Teater |
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| Production company | Nordisk Films Kompagni |
| Domestic distribution | Fotorama |
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Direction |
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| Direction | Alfred Kjerulf |
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| Script | Alfred Kjerulf |
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| Cinematography | H.F. Rimmen |
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| Production design | Carlo Jacobsen |
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| Indianerpigen To-To | Karen Sandberg |
| Indianerhøvdingen "Den store ørn" | Philip Bech |
| Narrova, "Den store ørn"s søster | Betzy Kofoed |
| Wyo, Narrovas søn på 28 år | Kai Lind |
| "Bæveren", indiansk fører | Franz Skondrup |
| Mr. Murphy, naturforsker | Erik Holberg |
| John Field | Marius Egeskov |
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