Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on October 29, 2010

The Painted Lady (1912). Short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Cast: Blanche Sweet Madge Kirby Charles Hill Mailes Kate Bruce Joseph Graybill William J. Butler Lionel Barrymore Elmer Booth Christy Cabanne Harry Carey Josephine Crowell Gladys Egan   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Silentfilmfanatic on October 28, 2010

“The Painted Lady” (1912) is one of the many silent short films D.W. Griffith directed at Biograph. In these primarily one-reelers, Griffith introduced many innovations into films like close-ups, cross-cutting and flashbacks. The story begins with a young woman, played by Blanche   read more