INDIAN CREDIT SIGN
SOMETHING UNIQUE. Store owners on the Apache reservation at Kayenta, Arizona, where much of the dramatic action of Walter Wanger’s latest production, “Stagecoach,” was filmed, have a unique method of determining an Indian’s credit standing. Because the Apaches are highly mineral conscious, they ornament their shirts with torquois found in the region and also make shirt decorations of any silver coins they get.
If an Indian’s shirt lacks these, his credit is nil. because it is a sign he is "broke.” I Large numbers of the Apaches were engaged as extras for some of the thrilling frontier scenes in this realistic saga of pioneer courage. The "Stagecoach" company travelled hundreds of miles across arid deserts to secure these I authentic backgrounds. The complete] cast, headed. by John Wayne. Claire Trevor, Thomas Mitchell. Louise Platt] and Andy Devine accompanied the] technical experts the whole of the time and acted their parts amidst the actual | locales. 1
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 August 1939, Page 4
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158INDIAN CREDIT SIGN Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 August 1939, Page 4
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