Seeing Rodd Redwing was a real treat! I just watched an old movie, "Hannie Caulder", 1971, starring Robert Culp and Raquel Welch. Rodd did the fast-draw instruction to the actors for this movie. Ironically, immediately after this movie was completed, Rodd had a heart attack and died. R.I.P. Rodd Redwing!!!
@@kellybrown685 But at the Little Big Horn he had cut it a few days before and was wearing a regular army uniform instead of buckskin because of the heat.
Little known facts about Custer...... you may or may not like them, but they happen to be 100% true. 1, He was promoted to General by accident, when this was "discovered" it was a brevet promotion (temporary) 2, His horsemanship...... well some people think he was a natural cavalryman, but he actually had to be rescued by another soldier when his horse was shot dead from under him......... big deal you say, well it was Custer who actually shot the horse between it's ears, while he was riding it!!!! 3, At his last "stand", his horse's name???? This is a good one, Comanche
He was actually born in Tennessee as Webb Richardson. His parents were black, with at least his mother being mixed race (she listed herself as "Mulatto") so maybe there actually was some Native American heritage that he played up. Rajpurkaii was also gimmick. He claimed that his father was a "Brahman mind reader," who worked in vaudeville shows, at the same time claiming that his mother was Native American. He's listed in a 1940 census as being born in India (he worked on Gunga Din in 1938-39 so maybe used the India background to spice up that) which he could have easily lied about, but records before that give his real name and birth state, and there are records for his parents. When he started acting on stage it was with a black cast and he was referred to as a "Negro" in reviews. Most of this info can be found in the book "Hollywood's Native Americans: Stories of Identity and Resistance."
I remember my Unci (grandma) telling me about this episode with her mother Angeline. It's amazing that I came across it today!
Wow! It's Rodd Redwing week for me. I just saw him on TTTT
He was a swell Actor too.
Seeing Rodd Redwing was a real treat! I just watched an old movie, "Hannie Caulder", 1971, starring Robert Culp and Raquel Welch. Rodd did the fast-draw instruction to the actors for this movie. Ironically, immediately after this movie was completed, Rodd had a heart attack and died. R.I.P. Rodd Redwing!!!
Betsy Palmer 😍😍
The Col. Custer looks like George Custer. Strange how we can look like our relatives.
True. I have a photo of my French great-great grandmother. We could be identical twins.
Look alike? General Custer had thick shoulder length hair....
@@kellybrown685 But at the Little Big Horn he had cut it a few days before and was wearing a regular army uniform instead of buckskin because of the heat.
Can't believe they didn't introduce Roy Rogers.
They did not NEED to introduce him. Roy was one of the most popular Celebrities in the US at this time.
Little known facts about Custer...... you may or may not like them, but they happen to be 100% true.
1, He was promoted to General by accident, when this was "discovered" it was a brevet promotion (temporary)
2, His horsemanship...... well some people think he was a natural cavalryman, but he actually had to be rescued by another soldier when his horse was shot dead from under him......... big deal you say, well it was Custer who actually shot the horse between it's ears, while he was riding it!!!!
3, At his last "stand", his horse's name???? This is a good one, Comanche
Rodd Redwing was NOT an American Indian. He was an indian born in INDIA & real name Rajpurkaii.
He was actually born in Tennessee as Webb Richardson. His parents were black, with at least his mother being mixed race (she listed herself as "Mulatto") so maybe there actually was some Native American heritage that he played up. Rajpurkaii was also gimmick. He claimed that his father was a "Brahman mind reader," who worked in vaudeville shows, at the same time claiming that his mother was Native American. He's listed in a 1940 census as being born in India (he worked on Gunga Din in 1938-39 so maybe used the India background to spice up that) which he could have easily lied about, but records before that give his real name and birth state, and there are records for his parents. When he started acting on stage it was with a black cast and he was referred to as a "Negro" in reviews. Most of this info can be found in the book "Hollywood's Native Americans: Stories of Identity and Resistance."
so what relation was the colonel to the general?
@Val Simone
Many thanks. I just travelled thru Monroe, Michigan where George Armstrong Custer once lived.
Well they kinda shoved Roy Rogers out off the way...
The difference between the General's descendant and the Native woman.
Racist view of the American Indian. I was amazed that the relative of Sitting Bull would agree to come on that charade.
Mayb to get the white mans money...
I'm sure she needed it given the squalor many tribes lived in once on the reservations.
Take a pill soy boy.
Are you black buy chance get over this.rascim crap
@Bill Meachem What is this racist view you 'claim' to being of?