 The Birth of a Nation 1915  N/R, 159 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Western / Romance
aka: The Clansman
Director: D.W. Griffith
Cast: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper, Mary Alden, Ralph Lewis, Donald Crisp, Raoul Walsh, Eugene Pallette, Elmo Lincoln, Robert Harron, John Ford, Joseph Henabery, Howard Gaye, Walter Long
With this epic film, Hollywood reached new heights in the production of extravaganzas. However, it is also an example of how filmmaking can be used as propaganda–in this case, glorifying the Ku Klux Klan. The film begins with lifelong friends the Camerons (Henry B. Walthall, Miriam Cooper, and Mae Marsh) being separated from the Stonemans (Lillian Gish, Ralph Lewis, and Robert Harron) by the Civil War and the Mason Dixon line. When the war ends, Ben Cameron (Walthall) organizes a secret group, the Ku Klux Klan, to "restore" order. Music and battle noises were added for a 1930 reissue.
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 Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916 N/R, 163 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
aka: Intolerance
Director: D.W. Griffith
Cast: Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, Howard Gaye, Elmo Lincoln, Walter Long, Bessie Love, Tully Marshall, Erich von Stroheim, Monte Blue, Donald Crisp, Robert Harron, F.A. Turner, Sam De Grasse, Vera Lewis, Eleanor Washington
This great film presents four stories, each in a different era from ancient Babylon to the present. All of the stories involve man's intolerance to man. The stories include a mountain girl in Babylonia and religious rivalry at the time, Pharisees' condemnation of Jesus Christ, the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in Paris and how it coincides with two Huguenots preparing for marriage, and social reformers in modern America destroying the lives of a young couple.
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Tarzan of the Apes 1918   N/R, 55 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action
Director: Scott Sidney
Cast: Elmo Lincoln, Gordon Griffith, Enid Markey, True Boardman, Kathleen Kirkham, George B. French, Eugene Pallette, Colin Kenny, Thomas Jefferson, Bessie Toner, Jack Wilson, Louis Morrison, Fred L. Wilson, Rex Ingram, Stellan Window
Tarzan (Elmo Lincoln) was raised in the African jungle by apes after his parents die. Years later, Tarzan's cousin, Greystoke (True Boardman), leads a search party and finds Tarzan. Greystoke's fiancee, Jane (Enid Markey), falls in love with Tarzan. The first of many "Tarzan" movies. 2 User Reviews
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| | ok for kids | Anonymous 05/02/2007 | | |
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Tarzan's Magic Fountain 1949 N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Lee Sholem
Cast: Lex Barker, Evelyn Ankers, Brenda Joyce, Albert Dekker, Charles Drake, Alan Napier, Henry Kulky, Henry Brandon, Ted Hecht, Elmo Lincoln
This is Lex Barker's first portrayal of Tarzan. The plot involves a hidden valley of youth where people do not age–until they leave. Watch for the original Tarzan (Elmo Lincoln) in a bit part.
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Tarzan's New York Adventure 1942 N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Richard Thorpe
Cast: Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sullivan, Johnny Sheffield, Virginia Grey, Charles Bickford, Paul Kelly, Chill Wills, Cy Kendall, Russell Hicks, Elmo Lincoln
When Boy (Johnny Sheffield) is kidnapped by a circus owner, Tarzan (Johnny Weissmuller) and Jane (Maureen O'Sullivan) follow Boy to New York City where Tarzan swings from flagpoles and the Brooklyn Bridge during the rescue attempts.
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| 1. The Birth of a Nation (1915)
aka: The Clansman
2. Blue Montana Skies (1939)
3. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)
aka: Intolerance
4. Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
5. Tarzan's Magic Fountain (1949)
6. Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)
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