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Elmo Lincoln - Biography - IMDb  Griffith noticed, called him over, and told him "That's quite a chest you have there". ... He did three successful serials and a feature for Universal Film Manufacturing ... Elmo Lincoln, the original "Tarzan" of the movies, was born Otto Elmo ... including the role of the blacksmith White Arm Joe in The Birth of a Nation (1915) and...
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Intolerance (movie) - Revolvy  Each story had its own distinctive color tint in the original print. ... Actual costs to produce Intolerance are unknown, but best estimates are close to ... is a roadblock, and one longs for the "Modern Story" to hold the screen . .... Franklin, Joe (1959). ... He is known for his groundbreaking films The Birth of a Nation (1915) and...
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National Film Registry - Wikipedia  The National Film Registry (NFR) is the United States National Film Preservation Board's ... The 1996 law also created the non-profit National Film Preservation Foundation ... For the first selection in 1989, the public nominated almost 1,000 films for ... in response to controversy over the racism seen in The Birth of a Nation.
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8/8, 1927 - 1/21, 1959 Squeaky-voiced, freckled, and irresistible ...  Actress of the silent screen, and born Virginia Flugrath in Brooklyn, NY, Viola Dana began ... He also appeared in many classic television shows, including Leave it to ... Lawrence was the first film performer to be known to the movie-going public by ..... of Bethulia (1914), The Birth of a Nation (1915), and Intolerance (1916).
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Pick of the Flicks | MIX 98.9  THE BIRTH OF A NATION--The sensation of this year's Sundance Film Festival hits ... Director Ed ("The Last Samurai," "Glory") clearly thought he was making an ... of fun, but there aren't nearly enough to justify the price of a first-run movie ticket. ... Written and directed by Nicholas Stoller--better known for adult comedies like...
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Tarzan - Wikipedia  Tarzan (John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungles by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization only to largely reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adventurer. Created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan first appeared in the novel Tarzan .... In addition to more than two dozen books by Burroughs and a handful more...
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John C. Tibbetts's Blog - TARZAN'S NEW QUEST - July 05, 2016 07 ...  Jul 5, 2016 ... and his two most famous characters, Tarzan of the Apes and John Carter of Mars. ... with a noble act of renunciation: John Clayton gives up his claims to the titles and estate of the House of ... I was born there, he says quietly.
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John Ford - Wikipedia  John Ford (February 1, 1894  August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He is renowned ... Ford was born John Martin "Jack" Feeney (though he later often gave his given names as Sean ... In addition to credited roles, he appeared uncredited as a Klansman in D. W. Griffith's 1915 The Birth of a Nation, as the man...
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The Birth of a Nation (1915) - IMDb  Drama ... Directed by D.W. Griffith. ... shown in connection to major historical events, like the development of the Civil War itself, Lincoln's assassination, and the birth of ...
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Tarzan the Ape Man (1981) - IMDb  Adventure  While on an African expedition with her father, Jane Parker meets Tarzan, and the ... With Bo Derek, Richard Harris, Miles O'Keeffe, John Phillip Law. ... movie, the new version Tarzan the Ape Man -- The Tarzan story from Jane's point of view. .... The lady is pregnant, and gives birth to a son in their tree house.
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The Birth of a Nation - Wikipedia  The Birth of a Nation (originally called The Clansman) is a 1915 American silent epic drama ... For the more recent films, see Birth of a Nation (1983 film) and The Birth of a .... Some scenes from the movie were filmed on the porches and lawns of .... He conceived his next film, Intolerance (1916), as a response to those who...
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'The Legend of Tarzan': Film Review | Hollywood Reporter  Jun 29, 2016 ... Alexander Skarsgard stars as the vine-swinger raised by apes, ... Edgar Rice Burroughs' white boy raised by apes in the African jungle probably starred in as many or ... from the dawn of cinema through 1960, after which the vine-swinger ... stately Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes in 1984,...
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Raoul Walsh - Wikipedia  In 1914 he became an assistant to D.W. Griffith and made his first full-length feature film, The ... Walsh played John Wilkes Booth in Griffith's epic The Birth of a Nation (1915), and also served as an assistant director.
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Johnny Weissmuller - Wikipedia  Johnny Weissmuller was a Hungarian-born American competition swimmer and actor best ... Dozens of other actors have also played Tarzan, but Weissmuller is by far the .... He was the first man to swim the 100-meter freestyle under one minute and ... The movie was a huge success and Weissmuller became an overnight...
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The Birth of a Nation: the twisted history of Hollywood's 'racist ...  Oct 17, 2016 ... DW Griffith's The Birth of a Nation is infamous now on many levels, ... Griffith made the film as a work of propaganda, to reassure white ... Joseph Henabery as President Abraham Lincoln in The Birth of a Nation Credit: Everett/REX/Shutterstock ... In New York City, it played for 44 straight weeks at the Liberty...
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Hearts of the World Reviews & Ratings - IMDb  Representative of all the innocent HEARTS OF THE WORLD, two American families ... After his tremendous achievements with THE BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) ... Also appearing are a couple of stars in embryo: a young Sir Nol Coward is ... eventually dominate Hollywood's silent films of the 1920's, using the full force of...
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THE BIRTH OF A NATION - VCI Entertainment  One of the most famous silent 'classics' ever made is D.W. Griffith's ... Griffith's epic has been praised for its technical aspects, which were far ahead of ... Disc 2: Intolerance: Griffith's answer to those who accused his The Birth of a Nation of being racist. He sunk all of his profits from that Civil War feature into the making of this...
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Elmo Lincoln - IMDb  Elmo Lincoln, Actor: Tarzan of the Apes. He was the first Tarzan. ... Griffith changed the name to Elmo Lincoln and featured him in several of his films. ... Buried at Hollywood Forever Cemetery ... 1927 The King of the Jungle ... in Tarzan of the Apes (1918), playing the character as a child before Lincoln appears on screen.
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Silent movie star Lillian Gish from The Birth of a Nation (Source ...  Silent movie star Lillian Gish in D.W. Griffith's classic "The Birth of a Nation". Silent movie star .... Hearts of the World (1918) w/Dorothy Gish 4. .... Noel Music.
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The Birth of a Nation - Wikipedia  The Birth of a Nation (originally called The Clansman) is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed and co-produced by D. W. Griffith and starring ... The film's release is also credited as being one of the events that inspired the formation of ..... The film suggested that the Ku Klux Klan restored order to the postwar South,...
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The Birth of a Nation - Wikipedia  The Birth of a Nation (originally called The Clansman) is a 1915 American silent epic drama film directed and co-produced by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian ... The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth is dramatized ... of black men (some played by white actors in blackface) as unintelligent and...