Griffith Biograph Shorts

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Griffith Biograph Shorts; there's lots of 'em
Topic Started: Apr 28 2007, 07:17 AM (224 Views)
panzer the great & terrible	Apr 28 2007, 07:17 AM Post #1
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,351 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	Just finished Vol 1 of Grapevine's issue, which takes us into the beginning of 1909. These were all made before Griffith or anybody else really got the hang of moviemaking, and I don't recommend this DVD to anybody looking for entertainment. "Money Mad" and "Those Awful Hats" are the most nearly fun of the shorts here. Only one of the 11 has a drinking scene, Ig, and it's a primitive example of crosscutting where a rich couple toast each other while a poor woman lies dying on the other side of the tracks. Not up to good Griffith. Volume 2, with "The Drunkard's Reformation" and "What Drink Did" has more promise.
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Ignatz Ratzkywatzky	Apr 28 2007, 08:48 AM Post #2
Charter Member Posts: 750 Group: Members Member #28 Joined: September 5, 2005	Thanks for the info.
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The Batman	Apr 29 2007, 12:29 PM Post #3
Charter Member Posts: 5,570 Group: Members Member #17 Joined: September 4, 2005	After picking up, and enjoying, Grapevine's recent release: BIOGRAPH PRODUCTIONS (Without D.W. Griffith) Vol.1 (1898-1905), I will definitely be going back for the other volumes available. I really enjoy looking at these early efforts in the world of cinema. Paul, if you are a big fan, I highly recommend you seek out Electric Edwardians: The Lost Films of Mitchell & Kenyon, from Milestone Film & Video. A fascinating look at England in the late 19th/early 20th centuries, via film shorts of everyday people going about their everyday lives. These films would then be shown at the fairs in local towns, allowing people to see their friends, neighbors and themselves on the "big screen". A great window into the past.



panzer the great & terrible	Apr 30 2007, 07:10 AM Post #4
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,351 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	Thanks for the tip, Bat! I'll surely pick that up.
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The Batman	Apr 30 2007, 04:52 PM Post #5
Charter Member Posts: 5,570 Group: Members Member #17 Joined: September 4, 2005	When you do, Paul, please let me know what you thought of them. No one will watch them with me, so there's no one to discuss them with.



panzer the great & terrible	Jun 27 2009, 08:00 PM Post #6
Mouth Breather Posts: 10,351 Group: Members Member #13 Joined: September 3, 2005	Where did you find this, Bat? I haven't managed to do it.
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