VANISHING AMERICAN POSTER

The Vanishing American (1925) is a silent film western produced by Famous Players-Lasky in the United States. The film was directed by George B. Seitz and starred Richard Dix and Lois Wilson. The film is based on the Zane Grey novel. The story first appeared in November 1922 as a serial in Ladies' Home Journal. Harper & Brothers planned the book's publication to coincide with the film's release but Christian missionaries feared public criticism from the first film of its type to fault white agents for the Indians’ plight. “The magazine was deluged with angry letters from religious groups, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs vehemently denounced his depiction of their efforts.” Thus, Harper editors altered the story before publication.