Cast: Marguerite Snow, James Cruze, Viola Albert, William C. Cooper (1st film); Marguerite Snow, James Cruze, Florence LaBadie, William Russell, Burton Law (2nd); Harry Benham, Riley Chamberlin, Mignon Anderson (3rd); Frederick Warde, Jeanne Eagels, Helen Badgley, Ernest Howard, Robert Vaughn (4th). Videodisc release of films originally issued between 1911-1917.
Contents:
She / director, George O. Nichols (1912, 25 min.) -- Marble heart (1913, 27 min.) -- Madam Blanche, beauty doctor / director, Arthur Ellery (1915, 14 min.) -- Fires of youth / director, Emile Chautard (1917, 31 min.).
Summary:
She: Based on the novel by H. Rider Haggard this is a very early film featuring many elements found in the not-yet-invented adventure/fantasy serial genre. Marble heart: A story of unrequited love, with a dream sequence that parallels the main story. Especially notable for the pale makeup used to solve orthochromatic film's blotchy-dark rendering of skin tones. Adapted from the play by Charles Selby. Madam Blanche, beauty doctor: A good example of the clever light comedy produced by Thanhouser that invites plenty of satirical social observation such as the burgeoning beauty-salon industry presented here. Fires of youth: A production from Thanhouser's mature period, this film clearly shows the advancements that set the stage for the first cinematic golden age, the 1920s. This surviving shortened version presents such advances as detailed character development, mature editing techniques, special lighting effects, realistic use of locations, fluid dialogue intertitles, complex staging and access to better cameras.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)70853112
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.