Approved
1934    79 minWestern, Dramat
4.73.7
Laughing Boy is a Navajo from a remote part of the reservation, while Slim Girl was raised by whites in town and lives as a white man's mistress. They meet at a powwow and marry, in spite of the disapproval of Laughing Boy's family. Slim Girl tries to be a good Indian wife but is tempted to fall back on her old ways. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for 1929.
Directed by W.S. Van Dyke

Where to Watch Laughing Boy

  • Ramon NovarroLaughing Boy
  • Lupe VélezSlim Girl
  • William B. DavidsonHartshone (as William Davidson)
  • Chief ThunderbirdLaughing Boy's Father
  • Catalina RambulaLaughing Boy's Mother
  • Harlan KnightWounded Face
  • Philip ArmentaYellow Singer
  • Deer SpringJesting Squaw's Son
  • PellicanaRed Man
  • Nora CecilSchoolteacher
  • Grace HayleTourist from Cleveland
  • Ferdinand MunierTourist from Cleveland
  • Julius BoguaJesting Squaw's Son
  • Sidney BraceyWhite Father
  • Ruth ChanningTourist
  • Dora ClementMother
  • Joseph William CodyLeader of Horsemen
  • Romere DarlingDancing Girl
  • Tito DavisonNavajo
  • Dennett DellGossip

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