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

• Mae Marsh - Mary
• Robert Harron - Bobby
• Charles Hill Mailes - Mary's father
• Grace Henderson - Mary's mother
• Kate Toncray - Bobby's mother
• Edwin August - The artist
• Claire McDowell - The artist's fiancée

supporting cast

• Spottiswoode Aitken
• Wilfred Lucas
• W. Chrystie Miller - A fisherman
• Frank Opperman - A fisherman
• Vivian Prescott

External links

• The Sands of Dee at IMDb.com

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