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Two Men of the Desert

Two Men of the Desert

1913Short⏱️ 17m
DramaShortWestern

The young authoress had come to the edge of the desert for her mother's sake. There she met the two young prospectors and a romance began. But the men were about to go across the desert, where they had heard rumors of gold. They d...

Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
D.W. Griffith, Jack London, Stanner E.V. Taylor
Stars
Blanche Sweet, Henry B. Walthall, Walter Miller
Release Date
August 23, 1913
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Blanche Sweet
Blanche Sweet
as The Authoress
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
as First Partner
Walter Miller
Walter Miller
as Second Partner
Alfred Paget
Alfred Paget
as The Indian
Jennie Lee
Jennie Lee
as The Old Indian Woman

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Mission San Fernando Rey - 15151 San Fernando Mission Boulevard, Mission Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Production
Biograph Company

🏷️ Keywords

miningbased on novel

🎯 Categories

DramaShortWestern

⭐ Featured Review

The 38 Year Old D.W. Griffith
by Single-Black-Male • 2003-10-27

"The mere fact that Griffith adapted Jack London's novel into this 17 minute two-reeler film gives testimony to the fact that he was now prioritizing his scripts and story development. It is as though he made the transformation from being Charles Chaplin in 1908 to Cecil B. DeMille in 1913...."

📖 Synopsis

The young authoress had come to the edge of the desert for her mother's sake. There she met the two young prospectors and a romance began. But the men were about to go across the desert, where they had heard rumors of gold. They d...