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D.W. Griffith Production Still

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Director D.W. Griffith wears a straw hat and sits watching a scene being filmed in a production still that has been heavily retouched for print reproduction. Behind him is a Pathé motion picture camera which obscures cameraman G.W. "Billy" Bitzer and his assistant Karl Brown. On the left, the young actress Dorothy Gish sits watching the scene with a copy of "Reel Life" magazine on her knee.

Date Created:
1916
Creator:
Triangle Film Corporation

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Creator Triangle Film Corporation
Date Created 1916

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Call Number SF Production Stills E-G

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Conditions For Use This image is issued by the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research. For further information, contact WCFTR. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Center. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied for resale or distribution as a photoprint, used as agency stock, or used in any other enterprise. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research.
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W013KSP
Legacy ID
WHi 96704

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