Making Movies

It happened in the late 90s after Wexner read this book by the director Sidney Lumet called Making Movies.

The Red Indians, who have been fortunate enough to secure permanent engagements with several Western film companies, are paid salary that keeps them well provided with tobacco and their worshipped fire water.

It might be thought that this would civilize them completely, but it has had quite the reverse effect. For the work affords them an opportunity to live their savage days again and they are not slow to take advantage of it.

They put their heart and soul in the work, especially in battles with the whites. And it is necessary to have armed guards watch over their movements for at least a sign of treachery.

Even today, a few white players specialize in Indian parts. They take leading parts for which Indians are seldom adaptable.

To act as an Indian is the easiest thing possible for the red skin is practically motionless.