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D.W. Griffith Directing Miriam Cooper
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D.W. Griffith, wearing a straw hat, directs Miriam Cooper in "Intolerance." Cameraman Billy Bitzer is obscured by the Pathé camera he is cranking. Behind him actress Dorothy Gish watches the scene. On the right, Bitzer's assistant Karl Brown is keeping script.
1916
Triangle Film Corporation
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