Kathlyn Williams goes quite insane when Indians kidnap her baby after first murdering her husband, and earns herself the name of The Witch of the Everglades as she spends years trying to kill every Seminole she comes across. A contrived storyline, but some nice Florida locations. Williams does a fine bonkers, by the way.
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A Ridiculous Exercise in Formalism
boblipton12 September 2016
Kathlyn Williams is a settler in the Everglades who has the entire settlement killed by Seminoles, and her infant daughter kidnapped by the savage redskins. She goes mad and singlehandedly kills a lot of them. Fifteen years later, her daughter rescues an army officer, who reunites her with her child in this way over the top movie.
The only good thing to say about this movie is that it is carefully shot to yield the sort of image that reminds me of second-rate painters of historical scenes. Everyone acts by gesticulating wildly, and Miss Williams, who was often an effective actress, smiles gleefully through her misery to indicate her madness. The careful placement of actors in their dramatic tableaux makes everyone seem desperately aware of the camera; the action is slow.
I don't recommend it, but if you wish to see for yourself, there's a copy on the Eye Institute site on Youtube.
The only good thing to say about this movie is that it is carefully shot to yield the sort of image that reminds me of second-rate painters of historical scenes. Everyone acts by gesticulating wildly, and Miss Williams, who was often an effective actress, smiles gleefully through her misery to indicate her madness. The careful placement of actors in their dramatic tableaux makes everyone seem desperately aware of the camera; the action is slow.
I don't recommend it, but if you wish to see for yourself, there's a copy on the Eye Institute site on Youtube.
The idea is not new, but it is worked out in a new way
deickemeyer18 January 2016
This Indian story gives an accurate reproduction of life in the Everglades of Florida as it was during the days of the Seminole Indians. In this picture a mother who survives an Indian massacre which her husband was killed, goes insane, her baby stolen and she left for dead. Sufficient instinct was left her to want to kill every Seminole she could find. Years afterward the blow of a bullet on the head restores her memory and she finds her daughter. The scenery is interesting and the characterization leaves little to be desired. The idea of losing the memory is not new. but it is worked out in a new way. In fact, the whole picture is well worth seeing. The woman is held in superstitious veneration by the Indians, which is a true portrayal of the way they look upon those who are wholly or partially insane. - The Moving Picture World, May 13, 1911
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