Shirley Temple with group of Blackfoot, who may have been in the movie Susannah of the Mounties, 1939. The Hollywood studios that employed Indians were under a solemn obligation not to present anything “Indian” that would besmirch traditional dignity. Fox bought a 25 grand bond to protect itself from unforeseen breeches of trust. The Blackfoot in The Mounties were not paid until they were back on their reservation. They couldn’t be trusted with cash in their hands in a big city.
