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The female of the species : and other films by D.W. Griffith : social commentary in the Biograph, 1909-1913

Title
The female of the species : and other films by D.W. Griffith : social commentary in the Biograph, 1909-1913 / produced for video by David Shepard ; Kino International.
Publication
New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, [1996], ©1996.

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Additional Authors
  • Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948
  • Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979
  • Gish, Lillian, 1893-1993
  • Harron, Robert, 1894-1920
  • Shepard, David
  • Biograph Company.
  • Kino International Corporation.
Description
1 videocassette (90 min.) : sound, black and white; 1/2 in.
Summary
The shorts collected in this cassette demonstrate Griffith's formidable talents as a craftsman of film, and offer a sampling of the politicized, controversial subjects he often chose. Among the topics dramatized in these miniature dramas are the plight of the native American (The redman's view), insanity (The house of darkness), honor above politics (In the Border States), and drug addiction (For his son).
Series Statement
Griffith masterworks, series 2
Uniform Title
Griffith masterworks ; ser. 2.
Alternative Title
  • D.W. Griffith's the female of the species : & selected Biograph shorts
  • Redman's view.
  • In the Border States.
  • What shall we do with our old?
  • For his son.
  • House of darkness.
Subjects
Note
  • Silent film with stereophonic score.
Credits (note)
  • Director, D.W. Griffith ; photography, Billy Bitzer ; music, Sydney Jill Lehman (1st, 3rd, 4th, and 6th works), Zoran Borisavljevic (2nd and 5th works).
Performer (note)
  • Mary Pickford, Lillian Gish, Robert Harron.
Event (note)
  • Original motion pictures made in the U.S. at Biograph Studios, 1909-1913.
System Details (note)
  • VHS format.
Contents
The redman's view (c1909) -- In the Border States (c1910) -- What shall we do with our old? : founded upon an actual occurence in New York City (c1911) -- For his son (c1911) -- The female of the species (c1912) -- The house of darkness (c1913).
LCCN
382900917
OCLC
  • ocm36118523
  • SCSB-4225332
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries