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

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Biograph Company, Kino International Corporation
Other Authors: Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948, Pickford, Mary, 1892-1979, Gish, Lillian, 1896-, Harron, Robert, 1894-1920
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Language Notes:Silent film with stereophonic score.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Kino on Video, [1996]
Series:Griffith masterworks (Videocassettes)
Subjects:
Silent films.
Short films.
Table of 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 (c1912)
  • The female of the species (c1912)
  • The house of darkness (c1913)