Minnie Devereaux
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Minnie Devereaux was a Canadian silent film
actress. Nicknamed "Indian Minnie" and "Minnie Ha-ha", Devereaux was a Cheyenne
, the daughter of Chief Plenty Horses.
Devereaux acted in at least a dozen films in the 1910s and 1920s, usually playing an Indian.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
actress. Nicknamed "Indian Minnie" and "Minnie Ha-ha", Devereaux was a Cheyenne
Cheyenne
Cheyenne are a Native American people of the Great Plains, who are of the Algonquian language family. The Cheyenne Nation is composed of two united tribes, the Só'taeo'o and the Tsétsêhéstâhese .The Cheyenne are thought to have branched off other tribes of Algonquian stock inhabiting lands...
, the daughter of Chief Plenty Horses.
Devereaux acted in at least a dozen films in the 1910s and 1920s, usually playing an Indian.
Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Old Mammy's Secret Code | Credited as Minnie Prevost | |
| 1914 | Fatty and Minnie He-Haw Fatty and Minnie He-Haw Fatty and Minnie He-Haw is a 1914 short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle.-Cast:* Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - Fatty* Minnie Devereaux - Minnie He-Haw* Edward Dillon - * Minta Durfee - Minta... |
Minnie He-Haw | |
| 1918 | Mickey Mickey (1918 film) Mickey is a 1918 silent comedy-drama film starring Mabel Normand, directed by F. Richard Jones and James Young, and written by J.G. Hawks. The movie was produced by the Mabel Normand Feature Film Company.-Plot:... |
Minnie | Credited as Minnie Ha Ha |
| 1919 | A Daughter of the Wolf | Mrs. Beavertail | |
| Rose of the West | Natoosh | Credited as Minna Prevost | |
| 1920 | Up in Mary's Attic | Herself | Credited as Minnie Ha Ha |
| 'If Only' Jim 'If Only' Jim 'If Only' Jim is a 1920 western silent film starring Harry Carey. The film is based on Philip Verrill Mighel's 1904 story "Bruvver Jim's Baby".- Plot :... |
Squaw | ||
| Food for Scandal | Paola | ||
| 1921 | A Ridin' Romeo | Squaw | |
| By Right of Birth | Credited as Minnie Prevost | ||
| 1923 | The Girl of the Golden West | The Squaw | |
| Suzanna Suzanna (1923 film) -Cast:*Mabel Normand - Suzanna*George Nichols - Don Fernando*Walter McGrail - Ramón*Evelyn Sherman - Doña Isabella*Léon Bary - Pancho *Eric Mayne - Don Diego*Winifred Bryson - Dolores*Carl Stockdale - Ruiz*Lon Poff - Álvarez... |
Herself | Credited as Indian Minnie |