D.W. Griffith's Biograph shorts

Griffith, D. W. (David Wark), 1875-1948 (Added Author). Shepard, David. (Added Author). Wood, Bret. (Added Author). Biograph Company. (Added Author). Film Preservation Associates. (Added Author). Kino International Corporation. (Added Author).

Summary: The two-disc set compiles one and two reel films directed by Griffith during his six-year position with the American Biograph Company, 1908-1913. Having made over 450 shorts before leaving Biograph to make feature films, these works showcase Griffith's early steps towards developing a cinematic language for narrative cinema.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording (DVD)
videodisc
2 videodiscs (ca. 362 min.) : sd., b&w with col. sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Special ed.
Publisher: New York : Kino on Video, 2002.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Some sequences color-tinted. Originally produced as short films made from 1909 through 1913. "Twenty-three complete films." "Special contents of this edition c1992 Film Preservation Associates, and c2002 Kino International Corp." --back of container "K268 DVD" --disc labels.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc one: Those awful hats, 1909 (3 min.) -- Sealed room, 1909 (11 min.) -- Corner in wheat, 1909 (14 min.) -- Unchanging sea, 1910 (13 min.) -- His trust, 1911 (14 min.) -- New York hat, 1912 (16 min.) -- Unseen enemy, 1912 (15 min.) -- Mothering heart, 1913 (23 min.) -- Bonus shorts: Adventures of Dollie, 1908 (12 min.) -- Usurer, 1910 (18 min.) -- Enoch Arden, 1911 (33 min.) -- Miser's heart, 1911 (16 min.) --
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Produced for video by David Shepard; new musical settings compiled and arranged by Robert Israel ; performed by the Biograph Quartet; supplemental shorts produced by Bret Wood; supplemental music by Jon C. Mirsalis.
System Details Note:	DVD ; NTSC.
Language Note:	Silent films with English intertitles and musical accompaniment.