The Sands of Dee is a 1912 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mae Marsh and Robert Harron. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company.[1]
| The Sands of Dee | |
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| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | Charles Kingsley (poem) |
| Produced by | Biograph Company |
| Starring | Mae Marsh Robert Harron Charles Hill Mailes |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
| Distributed by | Biograph Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 17 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | Silent..English titles |
A paper print is held at the Library of Congress.[2]
The film is used in the opening scene of the 1946 psychological horror film The Spiral Staircase in a recreation of early film exhibition. The Spiral Staircase is set in 1906, making the appearance of this 1912 film anachronistic.
Cast
edit- Mae Marsh - Mary
- Robert Harron - Bobby
- Charles Hill Mailes - Mary's father
- Grace Henderson - Mary's mother
- Kate Toncray - Bobby's mother
- Edwin August - The artist
- Claire McDowell - The artist's fiancée
supporting cast
- Spottiswoode Aitken
- Wilfred Lucas
- W. Chrystie Miller - A fisherman
- Frank Opperman - A fisherman
- Vivian Prescott
References
edit- ^ The Sands of Dee at silentera.com
- ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) c.1978 by the American Film Institute
External links
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