The Flaming Arrow

The Flaming Arrow — Plot

At the age of 14 Joris Ivens was fond of Cowboys and Indians stories, so he decided to invent one himself. He made a script and used a camera from his father's shop. This became his first film, Wigwam, with his own family as cast. Black Eagle, a bad Indian, kidnaps the daughter of a farmer's family. Flaming Arrow, played by the young director, saves the child from the kidnapper and brings her back to her family. No better conclusion than smoking a peace pipe. Although filmed in the spring of 1912, the film had a theatrical release in December 1915.

• Release date
• January 1, 1912
• Runtime
• 8 min
• Genres
• Adventure, Drama, Western
• Director
• Joris Ivens

The Flaming Arrow — Cast

Joris Ivens Flaming Arrow

P

Peter Ivens Black Eagle

D

Dorothea Ivens

H

Hans Ivens

J

Jacoba Ivens

T

Theodora Ivens

W

Willem Ivens