Watch The Indians Are Coming (1930) Free Online

Release Date: 1930

Cast: Francis Ford, Edmund Cobb, Allene Ray, Tim McCoy

Categories: Movies, Western, Silent film, Indie, Action, Black-and-white, Adventure

The Indians Are Coming (1930) is a Universal movie serial based on the book The Great West That Was by William "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The serial was the first "all-talking" (complete sound rather than a silent movie with occasional sound sections) film of its kind. It played at The Roxy Theatre and was responsible for saving the film serial format into the sound era. Along with Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931) this serial was based on "The Great West That Was" by William "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The release of The Indians Are Coming was the first time a serial was given an "uptown" treatment.... MORE

The Indians Are Coming (1930) is a Universal movie serial based on the book The Great West That Was by William "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The serial was the first "all-talking" (complete sound rather than a silent movie with occasional sound sections) film of its kind. It played at The Roxy Theatre and was responsible for saving the film serial format into the sound era. Along with Battling with Buffalo Bill (1931) this serial was based on "The Great West That Was" by William "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The release of The Indians Are Coming was the first time a serial was given an "uptown" treatment. The serial played at The Roxy in New York City and had full runs across the country. According to Stedman, The Indians Are Coming earned a profit on "near" $1M. The success of the serial ended doom-mongering about the sound technology being the end of the serial format. In the words of William C. Cline, it is "credited with reviving interest in what seemed to be a dying form of entertainment" and proved that action could still be done with sound equipment. Stedman compares Tim McCoy's delivery to that of Adam West in the Batman television series but declares it restrained compared to other stars. LESS