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Trailer for the 1939 feature film “Geronimo!” Title screen is seen followed by a close up of Geronimo in feather headdress. Scenes of lands and villages being destroyed are superimposed on to his face. Native men ride horses and wield tomahawks as the title is flashed once again. The actors in the film are introduced in short cut scenes. Preston Foster is in a sharp uniform. Ellen Drew is dressed like a southern belle in a puffy dress and big hat. Andy Devine wears worn out clothing of a lower class working male. White men are shown behind sandbags shooting at native men on horseback who are racing through a shallow body of water. “Heroic Defenders of the Frontier!” This statement is placed over a shot of the white men with weapons. “The Savage Hatred of Indian Warriors!” This statement is placed over a shot of native men on horseback racing through an area with trees. “In the Last Defiant Battle between a Nation’s Might... And the Terror of... Geronimo!” It says this over more native men riding their horses for battle. Final title screen also reads “A Paramount Champion, Brought Back By Popular Demand!”