''Navajo Run'' is a 1964

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film released by

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, produced and directed by as well as starring Johnny Seven.

Cast

* Johnny Seven as Mathew Whitehawk * Warren Kemmerling as Luke Grog *

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as Sarah Grog *

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as Jesse Grog

Plot summary

Mathew Whitehawk, a "

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," is bitten by a

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and seeks aid at the ranch of Sarah and Luke Grog. Mathew is nursed back to health on the orders of Luke. It turns out that Luke hates Native Americans. He sets Mathew loose in the forest without food or water, and hunts him down as he has done with other Native Americans. The film ends with Mathew killing Luke.

Legacy

''American International Pictures: A Comprehensive Filmography'' describes ''Navajo Run'' as an "obscure little curio" that was a retelling of ''

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'' with a " white racist hunting down Indians as a hobby." The film had little impact at the time of its limited release, and after theatrical showings it was shown on TV in Canada.

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References

1964 films 1964 directorial debut films 1964 Western (genre) films American black-and-white films American International Pictures films American Western (genre) films Films with screenplays by Jo Heims 1960s English-language films 1960s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1960s-US-film-stub