![]() Variety reported in January 1951 that Hiawatha resumed production, with Broidy quoted as explaining that "the avalanche of editorial comment which greeted our announcement convinced us unquestionably that the American public would not be dupes for any Communist line, and that our Hiawatha picture could only serve the highest ends of education and entertainment". The Hiawatha screenplay, written by a scenarist whose Americanism is unquestioned, still left us with the feeling that Communistic elements might conceivably misinterpret the theme of our picture, despite its American origin, and that is why we have postponed its production." At the same time, the Los Angeles newspaper Illustrated Daily News, whose publisher, Manchester Boddy, was in the midst of an ultimately losing campaign for nomination as a strongly anti-Communist candidate in the California United States Senate election, published an interview with Monogram Pictures president Steve Broidy who stated that, "because of the tremendous influence that the motion picture industry exerts internationally, producers are being extremely cautious in preventing any subject matter to reach the screen which might possibly be interpreted as Communistic propaganda to even the slightest degree. Hiawatha's original production planning schedule, in early 1950, was reported by Time magazine in September to have been put on hold due to the main character being a proponent of pacifism and speaking dialog "too close, for current U.S. Engene Iglesias as Chibiabos (as Gene Iglesias)Īccusations of Communist propaganda. ![]() Vince Edwards as Hiawatha (as Vincent Edwards).The war is averted and Hiawatha learns that he is actually the long-missing son of the Dakotah chief. The romance is obstructed by a threatened war between the two tribes, instigated by a hot-headed Ojibway tribe member. He meets and falls in love with Minnehaha. Hiawatha, a member of the Ojibway tribe, is on a peace mission to the Dakotah tribe. ![]()
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