A Blot on the 'Scutcheon (1912)

Directed by

D. W. Griffith

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

13 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A family drama unfolds when a young man's actions bring shame upon his noble house. Two teenage actresses make early film appearances in this adaptation of a stage play.

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What happens

A Blot on the 'Scutcheon è un cortometraggio muto del 1912 diretto da David W. Griffith. La sceneggiatura di Linda Arvidson, moglie di Griffith, è tratta da A Blot in the 'Scutcheon, un lavoro di Robert Browning andato in scena a Broadway per la prima volta il 9 febbraio 1885. È il secondo film per la sedicenne Muriel Ostriche e il primo per la sua coetanea Priscilla Dean. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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