Unseen cinema. 2, The devil's playground. Episode 6, The fall of the house of Usher /

THE DEVIL'S PLAYGROUND is part of the film retrospective UNSEEN CINEMA that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. Filmed in a Rochester, New York, carriage house, this expressionist film is the earliest live-action dramatic film made by a collaboration of poets and artists in th...

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Other Authors: Watson, James S. (James Sibley), 1894-1982 (Director), Webber, Melville (Director, Actor), Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
Format: Video
Language:No linguistic content
Language Notes:Silent with musical accompaniment.
Published: [United States] : Filmmakers Showcase, 1928.
Series:Academic Video Online
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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