Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) - Part 2

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) - Part 2

Juli 04, 2007
Betsy Ross, Clinton Rosewood, Fay Templeton, Franklin Roosevelt, George M. Cohan, James Cagney, racism, Rosemary DeCamp, Theodore Roosevelt, Walter Huston, World War II, Yankee Doodle Dandy

The Fay Templeton number of “So, Long Mary” in the “Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway” scene is an excellent parody of small town American am...

The Birth of a Nation (1915) - Part 1

The Birth of a Nation (1915) - Part 1

Mei 09, 2007
D.W. Griffith, Donald Crisp, Ku Klux Klan, Lillian Gish, Mae Marsh, racism, silent films, The Birth of a Nation, the Civil War

Director D. W. Griffith was astonished to find himself called a racist upon the release of his landmark film, “The Birth of a Nation.” This ...

Broken Blossoms

Broken Blossoms

Maret 21, 2007
Broken Blossoms, child abuse, D.W. Griffith, Lillian Gish, Limehouse district, racism, Richard Barthelmess

“Broken Blossoms” (1919) is a fascinating look at what was best about the silent film era, as well as some of its nagging questionable attit...