The Only Good Indian

The Only Good Indian — Plot

Set in Kansas during the early 1900s, a teen-aged Native American boy is taken from his family and forced to attend a distant Indian "training" school to assimilate into White society. When he escapes to return to his family, Sam Franklin, a bounty hunter of Cherokee descent, is hired to find and return him to the institution. Franklin, a former Indian scout for the U.S. Army, has renounced his Native heritage and has adopted the White Man's way of life, believing it's the only way for Indians to survive. Along the way, a tragic incident spurs Franklin's longtime nemesis, the famous "Indian Fighter" Sheriff Henry McCoy, to pursue both Franklin and the boy.

• Release date
• December 1, 2009
• Runtime
• 114 min
• Genres
• Action, Drama, Western
• Director
• Kevin Willmott

The Only Good Indian — Cast

Wes Studi Sam

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Winter Fox Frank Charlie J. Kenneth Campbell McCoy Paul Butler Harkin Thirza Defoe Sally

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Christopher Wheatley Mean Joe Laura Kirk Miss Harris Delanna Studi Arquene