Two Men of the Desert

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Two Men of the Desert
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Written byD. W. Griffith
Stanner E.V. Taylor
Based onA story
by Jack London
StarringBlanche Sweet
CinematographyG. W. Bitzer
Production
company
Biograph Company
Distributed byGeneral Film Company
Release date
  • August 23, 1913 (1913-08-23)
Running time
17 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

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]

Cast[]

  • 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[]

  • Harry Carey filmography
  • D. W. Griffith filmography

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Progressive Silent Film List: Two Men of the Desert". Silent Era. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
  2. ^ Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide To Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 473. ISBN 0-313-27858-X.
  3. ^ Simmon, Scott (1993). The Films of D. W. Griffith. CUP Archive. p. 25. ISBN 0-521-38820-1.

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