The short films of D.W. Griffith. Volume II / Biograph Studios ; directed by D.W. Griffith.

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A cornered market in wheat showcases the problems of a poor farmer and a wealthy wheat tycoon. The revenue man and his girl depicts Kentucky hillbilly moonshiners and the young tax collector who disrupts their lives. The musketeers of Pig Alley is a gangster film. A girl and her trust tells the stor...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Biograph Company (Production company)
Video Images (Firm)
Other Authors: Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948 (Film director)
Bitzer, G. W., 1872-1944 (Cinematographer)
Arvidson, Linda, 1884-1949 (Actor)
Dillon, Edward, 1880-1933 (Actor)
August, Edwin, 1883-1964 (Actor)
Normand, Mabel, 1894-1930 (Actor)
Barrymore, Lionel, 1878-1954 (Actor)
Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993 (Actor)
Booth, Elmer, 1882-1915 (Actor)
Crisp, Donald, 1880-1974 (Actor)
Carey, Harry, 1878-1947 (Actor)
Lucas, Wilfred, 1871-1940 (Actor)
Walthall, Henry B. (Henry Brazeale), 1878-1936 (Actor)
Language:No linguistic content
English
Language and/or Writing System:
Silent films with English intertitles and added music score.
Subjects:
Wheat trade > United States.
Speculation > United States > Drama.
Wheat farmers > United States > Drama.
Mountain people > Kentucky > Drama.
Distilling, Illicit > Kentucky > Drama.
Gangsters > United States > Drama.
Telegraphers > United States > Drama.
Western plays.
Social problem films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Silent films.
Short films.
Fiction films.
Genre:
Drama.
Social problem films.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Silent films.
Short films.
Fiction films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Short films of DW Griffith.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
A cornered market in wheat showcases the problems of a poor farmer and a wealthy wheat tycoon. The revenue man and his girl depicts Kentucky hillbilly moonshiners and the young tax collector who disrupts their lives. The musketeers of Pig Alley is a gangster film. A girl and her trust tells the story of a railroad telegraph operator. The battle of Elderbush Gulch shows two sisters who arrive in the wild West and must confront gun battles and Indian attacks.
Note:Digitized for preservation purposes from VHS version published by Video Images in 1991.
Originally produced between 1909-1913.
Title from VHS container.
Call Number:PN1998.3.G76 S5672 2018 VideoDVD
Credits:Photography, Billy Bitzer ; original music score performed by Rosa Rio.
System Details:Burned DVD (DVD-R), all regions, NTSC format.
Cast:
A corner in wheat: Linda Arvidson, Edward Dillon.
The revenue man and his girl: Edwin August, Mabel Normand.
The musketeers of Pig Alley: Lionel Barrymore, Lillian Gish, Elmer Booth, Donald Crisp, Harry Carey.
A girl and her trust: Edwin August, Wilfred Lucas.
The battle at Elderbush Gulch: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall.