Research Catalog

Title

First American features, 1912-1916 / Image Entertainment, inc.

Publication

Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, ©1995,1996.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Olcott, Sidney, 1873-1949.
• Tucker, George Loane, 1872-1921.
• Walsh, Raoul, 1887-1980.
• DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959.
• Melford, George, -1961.
• Ince, Thomas H.
• Tourneur, Maurice, 1876-1961.
• Kino International Corporation.
• Blackhawk Films Collection (Library of Congress)

Description

4 videodiscs (approximately 464 min.) : sound, color & black and white; 12 in. +

Summary

• From the manger to the cross (1912): Presents a passion play, filmed on location in Egypt and Palestine.
• Traffic in souls (1913): Set against the white slave trade of the early 1900s, this film dramatizes the John D. Rockefeller white slavery report and the investigation of District Attorney Whitman.
• Regeneration (1915): Portrays the rough, crime-ridden life in New York City slums.
• The cheat (1915): Depicts an impulsive, social climbing woman who gambles away Red Cross funds entrusted to her. She seeks the help of an Asian mercahnt to save her reputation, in return becoming his property.
• Young romance (1915): Unbeknownst to each other, two department store clerks decide to assume the identities of wealthy customers and spend their vacations as members of high society. They meet and fall in love, but part without revealing their true identities. Back at work, they meet again, realize the truth and happily end the charade.
• Civilization (1916): Set in a mythical kingdom, this film is a strong appeal for pacifism, painting a vivid portrait of the madness of war and the inevitable destruction and devastation caused by global conflict.
• A girl\u0027s folly (1917): A country girl who is bored with farm life sets out to meet the leading man in a movie being filmed near her home.

Alternative Title

• First American features
• From the manger to the cross.
• Traffic in souls.
• Regeneration.
• The cheat.
• Young romance.
• Civilization.
• A girl\u0027s folly.

Subjects

• Silent films
• Feature films

Note

• "From the Blackhawk Films Collection."

System Details (note)

• Laser disc

Contents

From the manger to the cross / directed by Sidney Olcott (71 min. : col. tinted.) -- Traffic in souls / directed by George Loane Tucker (88 min. : b&w) -- Regeneration / directed by Raoul Walsh (72 mn. : b&w) -- The cheat / directed by Cecil B. DeMille (59 min. : b&w) -- Young romance / directed by George Melford (58 min. : b&w) -- Civilization / produced by Thomas H. Ince (86 min. : b&w) -- A girl\u0027s folly / directed by Maurice Tourneur (30 min. : col tinted).

OCLC

• ocm35024458
• SCSB-4162873

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries