For His Son (dir. D.W. Griffith, 1912)
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D.W. Griffith directed FOR HIS SON in 1912. one of about 450 films he made for the pioneer Biograph Company. His works included every genre, and techniques he developed shaped screen narrative for two generations/ Griffith was also a moralist, and made many films on the folly of unbridled ambition. Until the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 put a stop to the practice, Coca-Cola actually contained cocaine. Charles Hill Mailes plays the doctor; Charles West, his son.
The Biograph negatives were posted as collateral for a bank loan and were put into storage after the pioneer producer ceased production in 1916. The negatives were donated by the bank in 1939 to The Museum of Modern Art, and pioneer television producer Paul Killiam bough commercial rights to them from the bank in 1952. Blackhawk later purchased this film among many 35mm elements Killiam made for his daily 15-minute syndicated show "Movie Museum." This is the first home video edition made directly from a 35mm element. Music by Sydney Jill Lehman.
The Biograph negatives were posted as collateral for a bank loan and were put into storage after the pioneer producer ceased production in 1916. The negatives were donated by the bank in 1939 to The Museum of Modern Art, and pioneer television producer Paul Killiam bough commercial rights to them from the bank in 1952. Blackhawk later purchased this film among many 35mm elements Killiam made for his daily 15-minute syndicated show "Movie Museum." This is the first home video edition made directly from a 35mm element. Music by Sydney Jill Lehman.