Cord of Life, The (1909)
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Extremely intense film from D.W. Griffith. A man goes to a friend to borrow money but the friend refuses so the man takes his young baby and hangs it from a cord outside of five story building. Griffith does a great job building suspense from the very opening scene and the stunts at the end make for a wonderful climax.
Curtain Pole, The (1909)
** (out of 4)
Screwball comedy from D.W. Griffith features Mack Sennett who was a major influence on Chaplin and some of that can be seen here. A man (Sennett) accidentally breaks a curtain pole and must try to find a replacement, which starts all sorts of mishaps. I guess movie crowds back then loved big chases because every comedy from this era seems to have one. Sennett is worth watching but not too much here.
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Extremely intense film from D.W. Griffith. A man goes to a friend to borrow money but the friend refuses so the man takes his young baby and hangs it from a cord outside of five story building. Griffith does a great job building suspense from the very opening scene and the stunts at the end make for a wonderful climax.
Curtain Pole, The (1909)
** (out of 4)
Screwball comedy from D.W. Griffith features Mack Sennett who was a major influence on Chaplin and some of that can be seen here. A man (Sennett) accidentally breaks a curtain pole and must try to find a replacement, which starts all sorts of mishaps. I guess movie crowds back then loved big chases because every comedy from this era seems to have one. Sennett is worth watching but not too much here.