When the Earth Trembled (1913)

- Directed by
- Barry O'Neil
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 43 min
- Rating
- 4.3 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A silent film about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It follows people trying to survive the disaster.
old-fashionedquietdramaticsombersturdydatedserious
What happens
When the Earth Trembled (1913) is a silent American disaster film starring Ethel Clayton and Harry Myers. The film, a short feature, may be the first fiction film to depict the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Motion Picture Story Magazine (September 1913) published a story version of the screenplay by Henry Albert Phillips. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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