THE RAVEN – Henry B. Walthall – d: Charles Brabin
The Raven (1915)
Direction: Charles Brabin
Screenplay: Charles Brabin; from George Cochran Hazelton’s novel and play The Raven: The Love Story of Edgar Allan Poe
Cast: Henry B. Walthall, Warda Howard
Starring Henry B. Walthall, The Raven is an Essanay feature depicting the life of Edgar Allan Poe, starting with his childhood and going all the way to his marriage to his cousin (played by the little-known Warda Howard).
Charles Brabin’s direction is uneven: At some points it’s stagy and rudimentary; at other points, Brabin creates some remarkably striking and eerie visual effects, including a bravura scene for Walthall in which he descends further and further into madness following the death of his wife. Brabin visualizes this with a barrage [...]
by James Bazen | November 2, 2009
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Tags: Charles Brabin, Cinesation 2009, Classic Movies, Edgar Allan Poe, Film Reviews, George Cochran Hazelton, Henry B. Walthall, Silent Films, The Raven
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