| Description |
1 videodisc (117 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in |
| Series |
The Biograph series |
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Biograph series
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| Note |
Title from the container |
| Performers |
Cast: Mary Pickford, William A. Quirk, Charles Randolph, Dorothy West, George O. Nicholls, Grace Henderson, Henry B. Walthall, Guy Hedlund, Clara T. Bracey, Dorothy West |
| Credits |
Cameraman, G.W. Bitzer; music scores, Jack Hardy |
| Contents |
Muggsy's first sweetheart (1910) -- A flash of light (1910) -- An Arcadian maid (1910) -- The house with closed shutters (1910) -- The usurer (1910) -- The sorrows of the unfaithful (1910) -- Willful Peggy (1910) -- The modern prodigal (1910) -- In life's cycle (1910) |
| Note |
DVD; NTSC; all regions; Dolby digital 2.0 |
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Silent films with musical accompaniment and English intertitles |
| Summary |
Nine short silent films directed by D.W. Griffith for Biograph in 1910 |
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Muggsy's first sweetheart: A comedy where an unrefined man tries to impress the family of a young woman that he is interested in |
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A flash of light: A chemist's wife leaves him after he is blinded in an accident |
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An Arcadian maid: A young woman lives a hard and boring life on a farm. When a traveling salesman comes visiting, she hopes that he might be able to change her life |
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The house with closed shutters: "During the Civil War a young soldier loses his nerve in battle and runs away to his home to hide; his sister puts on his uniform, takes her brother's place in the battle, and is killed. Their mother, not wanting the shameful truth to become known, closes all the shutters (hence the film's title) and keeps her son's presence a secret for many years, though two boyhood chums stumble upon the truth..."--IMDb, viewed Mar. 23, 2013 |
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The usurer: A money-lender ruins many lives when his debtors cannot repay the loans. When he needs help, he realizes that his previous ways may not have been wise |
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The sorrows of the unfaithful: A young woman falls in love with a man who was saved from drowning by her fiancé |
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Willful Peggy: "Peggy is a high-spirited young woman from a poor family. One day she catches the eye of a wealthy lord, who proposes marriage and wants to introduce her into his social circle. But complications arise when the lord's nephew also becomes attracted to Peggy"--IMDb, viewed Mar. 23, 2013 |
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The modern prodigal: An ex-convict saves the life of the young son of a sheriff |
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In life's cycle: After a father has his two children swear to remember their deceased mother, the son is the only one to follow through. He becomes a priest, while the daughter goes on to live a wicked life |
| Subjects |
Social skills -- Drama
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Blind -- Drama
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Farm life -- Drama
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama
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Moneylenders -- Drama
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Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama
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Ex-convicts -- Drama
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Families -- Drama
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Drama
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| Genre/Form |
Melodramas (Motion pictures) lcgft |
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Comedy films. lcgft |
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Short films. lcgft |
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Silent films. lcgft |
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Fiction films. lcgft |
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Feature films. lcgft |
| Alt Name |
Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948
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Sennett, Mack, 1880-1960
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Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979
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Bruce, Kate, 1858-1946
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Nicholls, George, 1897-1939
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Henderson, Grace, 1860-1944
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Walthall, Henry B. (Henry Brazeale), 1878-1936
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West, Dorothy, 1891-1980
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Hedlund, Guy, 1884-1964
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Bracy, Clara T., 1848-1941
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Biograph Company
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Grapevine Video (Firm)
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| Other Titles |
Muggsy's first sweetheart
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Flash of light
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Arcadian maid
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House with closed shutters
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Usurer
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Sorrows of the unfaithful
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Willful Peggy
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Modern prodigal
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In life's cycle
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| LC NO |
PN1997 .D226 2009x |
| OCLC # |
457022250 |
| Isrn |
842614103506 |
| Isn/Std # |
(OCoLC)457022250 |
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