Biograph Shorts: Special Edition

Format: Biograph Shorts: Special Edition DVD

From 1908 to 1913 pioneering filmmaker D.W. Griffith directed over 400 one- and two-reel movies for the Biograph company, several with such future stars as Mary Pickford, and Lillian and Dorothy Gish. Twenty-three of these early works--including "Those Awful Hats," "The Mothering Heart," "A Corner In Wheat," "The Musketeers Of Pig Alley," "The Battle Of Elderbush Gulch," and "Enoch Arden"--are featured in this two-disc collection. 6 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: Dolby Digital stereo music score. Silent with music score.

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Category:: Silents
Director:: D.W. Griffith
Rated:: NR
Color:: Black & White
Format:: Fullscreen
Closed Captioned:: No; Cast: Ynez Seabury, Claire McDowell, Del Henderson, Kate Bruce

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Biograph Shorts: Special Edition

Biograph Shorts: Special Edition DVD