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The Birth of a Nation
Call Number: VHS00213 Copy 1
VHS00213 Copy 2
VHS00213 Copy 3
by D W Griffith; Thomas Dixon;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Copy 1: Los Angeles, CA : Republic Pictures Home Video, [1991]
Copy 2: Indianapolis, Ind. : Kartes Video Communications, [198-?]
Copy 3: New York, NY: Kino Video, 1993, ©1915.
Notes: Originally released in 1915 (154 mins.); Copy 2 edition notes: 94 mins.,This collector’s edition of The Birth of a Nation was made from a 1933 print produced under the personal supervision of D.W. Griffith. It includes the orginal musical score for the movie which was adapted by Griffith to the 24 frames-per-second running speed needed for sound; Copy 3 edition notes: includes a 30-minute epilogue with rare stills and outtake footage;
Summary: A civil war spectacular that portrays life in the South during and after the Civil War. The story depicts the war itself, the conflict between the defeated Southerners and emancipated renegade blacks, the despoiling of the South during the carpetbagger period, and the revival of the Southern white man’s honor through the efforts of the Ku Klux Klan.
OCLC #: 24232563
Added: October 28, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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The Birth of a Nation
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008Home Sweet Home
Thursday, October 16th, 2008Home Sweet Home
Call Number: VHS00084
by D W Griffith; Lillian Gish; Dorothy Gish; John Howard Payne;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: [Sandy Hook, Conn.] : Video Yesteryear, ©1985.
Notes: Originally released in 1914 (76 mins.); Edition includes one program note-card featuring a photo of Lillian Gish; Silent film with musical accompianment of Rosa Rio at the Hammond Organ;
Summary: The biographical sketch of a dissipated young man (reputedly John Howard Payne) is followed by three vignettes, each illustrating how Payne’s title song inspired people to strengthen their weakening morals.
OCLC #: 19932898
Added: October 16, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
Judith of Bethulia
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008Judith of Bethulia
Call Number: VHS00073 Copy 1
VHS00073 Copy 2
VHS00073 Copy 3
by Thomas Bailey Aldrich; John Howard Payne; D W Griffith; Lillian Gish; Dorothy Gish;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Copy 1: Unknown; Copy 2: Phoenix, AZ : Grapevine Video, , [198-?]; Copy 3: Los Angeles, Calif. : Republic Pictures Home Video, 1992
Notes: Originally released in 1914 (55 mins); first edition of unknown origin; second edition made by Grapevine Videos; Silent film with organ score performed by Gaylord Carter;
Summary: Based on the narrative poem by Thomas Bailey Aldrich in which a wealthy and pious Jewish widow disguises herself as a courtesan, goes to the camp of the Assyrian general who is besieging her city, and cuts off his head.
OCLC #: 26320141; Copy 3: 26320141
Added: October 14, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
True Heart Susie
Friday, September 12th, 2008True Heart Susie
Call Number: VHS00010
by D W Griffith; Lillian Gish;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Richmond, Va. : Moore Video
Notes: Silent film made in 1919 (62 mins);
Summary: Susie is a country girl and William is a country boy. The girl loves the boy and will sacrifice anything to give him true happiness and an opportunity to realize his ambitions. She makes sacrifices unknown to him and he rises, while she remains just a country girl. She puts him beyond her reach, and within the reach of another who is chiefly interested in making a desirable marriage. He marries the other, never dreaming of the final sacrifice.
OCLC #: 14936834
Added: October 6, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection