D.W. Griffith Articles

“A Century Ago: The Films of 1908,” showcasing filmmaking highlights of 1908, will be the next presentation of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences‘ series “Monday Nights with Oscar.” The screenings will be held on Monday, April 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Academy Theater in New York City. Hosted by the Academy’s Director of Educational Programs and Special Projects Randy Haberkamp, the [...]

Sold for Marriage (1916) Direction: Christy Cabanne Screenplay: William E. Wing Cast: Lillian Gish, Frank Bennett, Walter Long, Allan Sears, Pearl Elmore, Curt Rehfeld   Though all but completely forgotten today, Christy Cabanne (at times billed as William Christy Cabanne) was a respected name in the 1910s and 1920s. Among his credits are the1916 Douglas Fairbanks vehicle The Mystery of the Leaping Fish, considered by [...]

Eleanor Boardman, John Gilbert in Bardelys the Magnificent Kansas Silent Film Festival 2009: Feb. 27 Rudolph Valentino at the Kansas Silent Film Festival 2009 5:15 to 6:45pm The first ever KANSAS SILENT FILM FESTIVALCINEMA-DINNER Bradbury Thompson Alumni Center (17th & Jewell) – Washburn University campus This special Dinner Event will begin with a reception followed by a buffet. Guests will be seated and have dinner [...]

W.C. Fields, Carol Dempster in Sally of the Sawdust Griffith Masterworks 2: ABRAHAM LINCOLN, THE STRUGGLE The final disc of the set contains Sally of the Sawdust (1925), a rare comedy feature starring Griffith protegee Carol Dempster and W.C. Fields. The Sally of the title (played by Dempster) performs in the circus with her "pop," Professor McGargle (Fields). Little does she know that McGargle came [...]