The Griffith Project: v. 1: Films Produced 1907-1908

by Usai, Paolo Cherchi

• ISBN13: 9780851707471
• ISBN10: 0851707475
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-11-26
• Publisher: British Film Inst

Summary

Silent film director D.W. Griffith is the subject of this study. Only a small group of his more than 500 films are subject to analysis. The creative output of Griffiths from " Professional Jealousy" (1907) to " The Struggle" (1931) is explored.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Notes on Contributors	viii
Note on Layout	x
Professional Jealousy	1	(2)
Falsely Accused!	3	(3)
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest	6	(2)
Classmates	8	(2)
Cupid's Pranks	10	(2)
The Princess in the Vase	12	(3)
The Yellow Peril	15	(2)
Her First Adventure	17	(2)
Caught by Wireless	19	(2)
Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker	21	(2)
A Famous Escape	23	(2)
King of the Cannibal Islands	25	(2)
The Music Master	27	(2)
Hulda's Lovers	29	(2)
The King's Messenger	31	(2)
The Sculptor's Nightmare	33	(2)
When Knights Were Bold	35	(2)
Mixed Babies	37	(2)
'Ostler Joe	39	(5)
The Invisible Fluid	44	(2)
The Man in the Box	46	(2)
The Outlaw	48	(3)
At the French Ball	51	(2)
At the Crossroads of Life	53	(2)
The Kentuckian	55	(2)
The Stage Rustler	57	(2)
The Adventures of Dollie	59	(2)
The Black Viper	61	(2)
The Fight for Freedom	63	(2)
The Redman and the Child	65	(2)
The Bandit's Waterloo	67	(2)
A Calamitous Elopement	69	(2)
The Tavern-Keeper's Daughter	71	(2)
Deceived Slumming Party	73	(2)
The Greaser's Gauntlet	75	(3)
The Man and the Woman	78	(2)
For Love of Gold	80	(2)
The Fatal Hour	82	(2)
Balked at the Altar	84	(2)
For a Wife's Honor	86	(2)
The Girl and the Outlaw	88	(3)
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court	91	(2)
The Red Girl	93	(3)
Behind the Scenes	96	(3)
The Heart of O Yama	99	(3)
Betrayed by a Handprint	102	(3)
Where the Breakers Roar	105	(2)
A Smoked Husband	107	(3)
The Zulu's Heart	110	(3)
The Vaquero's Vow	113	(2)
Father Gets in the Game	115	(2)
The Barbarian, Ingomar	117	(5)
The Planter's Wife	122	(2)
The Devil	124	(3)
The Stolen Jewels	127	(3)
Mr. Jones at the Ball	130	(2)
Romance of a Jewess	132	(3)
The Call of the Wild	135	(2)
Concealing a Burglar	137	(2)
A Woman's Way	139	(2)
Taming of the Shrew	141	(2)
After Many Years	143	(3)
The Pirate's Gold	146	(2)
The Guerrilla	148	(2)
The Song of the Shirt	150	(2)
The Curtain Pole	152	(2)
Mrs. Jones Entertains	154	(2)
The Ingrate	156	(2)
The Feud and the Turkey	158	(2)
The Reckoning	160	(2)
The Valet's Wife	162	(2)
The Clubman and the Tramp	164	(2)
Money Mad	166	(2)
One Touch of Nature	168	(3)
An Awful Moment	171	(3)
The Test of Friendship	174	(2)
The Helping Hand	176	(2)
The Maniac Cook	178	(2)
The Christmas Burglars	180	(3)
A Wreath in Time	183	(2)
The Honor of Thieves	185	(3)
A Rural Elopement	188	(2)
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals	190	(1)
The Sacrifice	191	(2)
The Criminal Hypnotist	193	(2)
Edgar Allen Poe	195	(2)
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party	197	(2)
The Roue's Heart	199	(2)
The Welcome Burglar	201	(2)
The Hindoo Dagger	203	(2)
Bibliography	205	(1)
Index of Titles: 1907-1908	206