The Sands of Dee explained

The Sands of Dee
Director:D. W. Griffith
Producer:Biograph Company
Starring:Mae Marsh
Robert Harron
Charles Hill Mailes
Cinematography:G. W. Bitzer
Distributor:Biograph Company
Runtime:17 minutes
Country:USA
Language:Silent..English titles

The Sands of Dee is a 1912 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mae Marsh and Robert Harron. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company.[1]

A paper print is held at the Library of Congress.[2]

The film is used in the opening scene of the 1946 psychological horror film The Spiral Staircase in a recreation of early film exhibition. The Spiral Staircase is set in 1906, making the appearance of this 1912 film anachronistic.

Cast

supporting cast

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/S/SandsOfDee1912.html The Sands of Dee at silentera.com
  2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) c.1978 by the American Film Institute