

Laughing Boy
Directed by W.S. Van DykeApproved
1934 79m[Western](/on-demand/category/western), [Drama](/on-demand/category/drama)4.73.7
Laughing Boy is a Navajo from a remote part of the reservation, while Slim Girl was raised by whites in town and lives as a white man's mistress. They meet at a powwow and marry, in spite of the disapproval of Laughing Boy's family. Slim Girl tries to be a good Indian wife but is tempted to fall back on her old ways. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for 1929.




