Who Is the Savage? is a lost 1913 silent dramatic short directed, written by, and starring Romaine Fielding with Mary Ryan.[1][2] Moving Picture World gave it a favorable writeup, calling it a comedic farce.[3] The plot featured a white woman stealing the child of an "Indian" woman. This storyline caused some controversy with some critics.[4] It was a Lubin film.[4]

Who Is the Savage?
Directed byRomaine Fielding
Written byRomaine Fielding
Produced byLubin Manufacturing Company
Siegmund Lubin
StarringRomaine Fielding
Mary Ryan
Distributed byGeneral Film Company
Release date
  • January 21, 1913 (1913-01-21)
Running time
1 reel
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..English titles

Moving Picture World gave it a favorable write up, calling it a comedic farce.[3]

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  1. ^ Carson City Daily Appeal(Carson City, Nevada) June 14, 1913
  2. ^ Bryan Daily Eagle and Pilot(Bryan, Texas); January 20, 1913
  3. ^ a b The Moving Picture World, February 8, 1913
  4. ^ a b Eckhardt, Joseph P. (12 April 1997). The King of the Movies: Film Pioneer Siegmund Lubin. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. ISBN 9780838637289 – via Google Books.
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