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Judith of Bethulia was a 1914 film and starred Blanche Sweet and Henry B. Walthall, and was produced and directed by D. W. Griffith in 1913. This was the first feature-length film made by pioneering film company Biograph, although the second that Biograph released. Shortly after its completion and a disagreement Griffith had with Biograph executives on making more future feature-length films, Griffith left Biograph, and took the entire stock company with him. Biograph delayed the picture’s release until 1914, after Griffith’s departure, so that it would not have to pay him in a profit-sharing agreement they had.Read More »
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D.W. Griffith – Judith of Bethulia (1914)
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D.W. Griffith – The Massacre (1912)
1911-1920D.W. GriffithSilentThe Birth of CinemaUSAWesternAs the woman he loved lay dying, the former suitor swore to protect the child of the other man, just killed in battle. The baby grown to womanhood, the man’s love for the mother was felt again, but a stranger claimed the girl’s love. So the man with his trust left for the far Northwestern country and joined in the government wars against the Indians. There again he met the life which he had sworn to protect. How well he succeeded, the returning young husband could most appreciate, after one of the most deadly massacres and Indian battles of the period.Read More »
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D.W. Griffith – The Lesser Evil (1912)
1911-1920D.W. GriffithDramaSilentThe Birth of CinemaUSAA young woman’s peaceful existence is shattered when she is abducted by the crew of a boat of smugglers, who then also turn against their captain.Read More »
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D.W. Griffith – The Last Drop of Water (1911)
D.W. Griffith1911-1920SilentThe Birth of CinemaUSAWesternA wagon train heading west across the great desert runs out of water, and is attacked by Indians. One man — their last hope — is sent out to find water.Read More »
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D.W. Griffith – Death’s Marathon (1913)
D.W. Griffith1911-1920DramaSilentThe Birth of CinemaUSATwo business partners pursue the same woman. She accepts the marriage proposal of the irresponsible partner, much to her later regret. He squanders money on gambling, as his interest in her gradually wanes. One day after losing the company money in a card game, he decides to commit suicide. He telephones his wife from the office, as he puts a revolver near his head. The wife tries to keep him talking while the reliable business partner races to the office in an attempt to save his old friend. Will he make it in time?Read More »
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D.W. Griffith – The Painted Lady (1912)
Drama1911-1920D.W. GriffithSilentThe Birth of CinemaUSAA lonely young woman lives with her strict father who forbids her to wear make-up. One day at an ice cream social, she meets a young man you seems interested in her. However, unknown to her, he is a burglar who is only interested in breaking into her father’s house. One night she is awakened by a noise. Grabbing a pistol, she enters her father’s downstairs office where she confronts a masked intruder . . . Read More »
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D.W. Griffith – The Avenging Conscience: or ‘Thou Shalt Not Kill’ (1914)
1911-1920D.W. GriffithDramaSilentThe Birth of CinemaUSAThwarted by his despotic uncle from continuing his love affair, a young man turns to thoughts of murder. Experiencing a series of visions, he sees murder as a normal course of events in life and kills his uncle. Tortured by his conscience, his future sanity is uncertain as he is assailed by nightmarish visions of what he has done.Read More »