Hiawatha (1952 film)

Hiawatha
Movie poster
Directed byKurt Neumann
Screenplay byArthur Strawn
and Dan Ullman
Based onEpic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Produced byWalter Mirisch
StarringVincent Edwards
Yvette Dugay
CinematographyHarry Neumann
Edited byWalter Hannemann
Music byMarlin Skiles
Color processCinecolor
Production
company
Walter Mirisch Productions
Distributed byAllied Artists Pictures
Release date
  • December 28, 1952 (1952-12-28)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hiawatha is a 1952 American Western film based on the 1855 epic poem The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, centering on Native Americans in pre-Columbian times. Directed by Kurt Neumann, with stars Vincent Edwards and Yvette Dugay, it became the final feature produced by the low-budget Monogram Pictures, a mainstay of Hollywood's Poverty Row.