Tale of the Navajos

Tale of the Navajos is a 1949 American semi-documentary film written by Harry Chandlee and John A. Haeseler who also produced. The film was released on March 3, 1949, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Synopsis

A semi-documentary of the Native American Navajos with details based on authentic legends and lore of the Navajo. A Navajo boy and the son of a white trader explore together the ruins of a mesa to find turquoise and discover a way to hidden, rich pastures.

Production

The independent producer spent two years living on an Arizona reservation trading post whilst making this film. Variety named the co-stars as "Jimmy Palmer, paleface moppet and Zuci, Navajo boy."

Distribution

By 1946, the film had been picked up by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer which released it in Technicolor from March 1949.