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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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Posts Tagged ‘Lillian Gish’
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
His Double Life
Thursday, October 16th, 2008His Double Life
Call Number: VHS00076
by Arnold Bennett; Lillian Gish; Roland Young; Arthur Hopkins; Atlantic Pictures, Inc.; Kartes Video Communications.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Indianapolis, Ind. : Kartes Video Communications, 1984
Notes: Originally released in 1933 (67 mins.); From the novel ‘Buried Alive’ and the play ‘Great Adventure’ by Arnold Bennett
Summary: A reclusive painter flees to London with his valet to escape a woman who wants to marry him. When the valet dies, the painter assumes his identity. All goes well until he is forced to resume painting to make a living
OCLC #: 11635040
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
Commandos Strike at Dawn
Monday, October 13th, 2008Commandos Strike at Dawn
Call Number: VHS00045
by Paul Muni; Cedric Hardwicke; Lillian Gish; RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video (Firm); Columbia Pictures Corporation.; Columbia Pictures Industries.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Burbank, Calif. : RCA/Columbia Pictures Home Video, 1988.
Notes: Originally released in 1943 (100 mins.); Nominated for one Academy Award;
Summary: Erik Toresen, a simple Norwegian fisherman, finds his quiet coastal village shattered by the Nazi invasion. Untrained in the ways of war, the villagers use only their cold, sullen hatred as defense until Erik mobilizes the villagers and trains them to fight.
OCLC #: 18789506
Added: October 13, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
The Whales of August
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
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The Whales of August
Call Number: VHS00028 Copy 1
VHS00028 Copy 2
by Lindsay Anderson; Bette Davis; Lillian Gish; David Berry; Alive Films.; Circle Associates.; Nelson Entertainment (Firm);
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Nelson Entertainment, ©1987.
Notes: Originally released in 1987 (91 mins.); Nominated for one Oscar; Based on the play by David Berry;
Summary: Two elderly sisters who have spent sixty summers on a Maine island together must finally decide whether to give up their family home, independence and life together.
OCLC #: 42480005
Added: October 9, 2008
This item is part of the Ralph H. Wolfe Collection
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La Boheme
Friday, September 12th, 2008La Boheme
Call Number: VHS00008
by King Vidor; Fred de Gresac; Cedric Gibbons; Arnold Gillespie; Henrik Sartov; Hugh Wynn; Lillian Gish; John Gilbert; Renée Adorée; Roy D’Arcy; Henri Murger; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.;
Format: VHS
Language: English
Publisher: New York: Archive Films, Inc., Stock Footage Library
Notes: Silent film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1926 (93 mins); English intertitles with piano accompaniment;
Summary: Mimi, a poor seamstress, and Rodolphe, a struggling playwright, fall in love. When Mimi attempts to help Rodolphe get his play produced, he suspects her of infidelity and she leaves him. Later, a severely ill Mimi returns to the now successful Rodolphe and dies.
OCLC #: 39961116
Added: October 6, 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