Two Men of the Desert (also known as Two Men on the Desert and Two Men in a Desert) is a 1913 American short silent Western film written and directed by D. W. Griffith.[1] Based on a story by Jack London, the film was shot on location in Death Valley.[1][2] Two Men of the Desert is now presumed lost.[3]
Two Men of the Desert | |
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Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
Written by | D. W. Griffith Stanner E.V. Taylor |
Based on | A story by Jack London |
Starring | Blanche Sweet |
Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
Production company | |
Distributed by | General Film Company |
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Running time | 17 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | Silent English intertitles |
Cast
edit- Blanche Sweet as The Authoress
- Henry B. Walthall as First Partner
- Walter Miller as Second Partner
- Alfred Paget as An Indian
- Jennie Lee as Old Indian Woman
- Harry Carey
- Donald Crisp
- Charles Hill Mailes
- Mae Marsh
- Marshall Neilan
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: Two Men of the Desert". Silent Era. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
- ^ Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide To Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 473. ISBN 0-313-27858-X.
- ^ Simmon, Scott (1993). The Films of D. W. Griffith. CUP Archive. p. 25. ISBN 0-521-38820-1.
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