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Oil and Water (1913)

Oil and Water poster
Directed by
D. W. Griffith
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
25 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man falls for an actress and leaves his family for her. But their new life together does not last.

dramaticstylizedromantictragicsilent-eraintimaterestrained

What happens

Oil and Water is a 1913 film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The supporting cast includes Henry B. Walthall, Lionel Barrymore, and Harry Carey. The film was exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in July 2007 as part of a Biograph studio retrospective. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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