Charles West

  • D.W. Griffith – The Golden Supper (1910)

    D.W. Griffith1901-1910DramaSilentUSA
    The Golden Supper (1910)
    The Golden Supper (1910)

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    Lionel and Julian both love Camilla, but she marries Lionel. After half a year, she falls ill and dies. Julian visits her in the tomb, and kissing her hand seems to bring her back to life. Back at the palace, Lionel is nowhere to be found. His heartbreak has prompted him to become a hermit. When Julian sees how Camilla is suffering from Lionel’s absence, he decides to look for him. During a golden feast in honour of Camilla’s return, Lionel comes home. After a touching reunion, the generous Julian once again remains alone.Read More »

  • D.W. Griffith – The Massacre (1912)

    1911-1920D.W. GriffithSilentThe Birth of CinemaUSAWestern

    As the woman he loved lay dying, the former suitor swore to protect the child of the other man, just killed in battle. The baby grown to womanhood, the man’s love for the mother was felt again, but a stranger claimed the girl’s love. So the man with his trust left for the far Northwestern country and joined in the government wars against the Indians. There again he met the life which he had sworn to protect. How well he succeeded, the returning young husband could most appreciate, after one of the most deadly massacres and Indian battles of the period.Read More »

  • D.W. Griffith – The Last Drop of Water (1911)

    D.W. Griffith1911-1920SilentThe Birth of CinemaUSAWestern

    A wagon train heading west across the great desert runs out of water, and is attacked by Indians. One man — their last hope — is sent out to find water.Read More »

  • D.W. Griffith – One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912)

    1911-1920D.W. GriffithDramaSilentThe Birth of CinemaUSA

    Griffith intercuts between the lives of two couples married on the same day. One couple is rich, the other is poor. Time passes, and in desperation over joblessness, the poor husband attempts to burgle a home, only to be captured a gunpoint by the mistress of the house. It is the home of the rich couple. While holding the poor intruder at gunpoint, the rich wife accidentally discovers evidence implicating her own husband in a bribery scheme…Read More »

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