(Flash Review)
This is widely regarded as Hollywood's first ever feature film as it is significantly longer than all the shorts being made at the time. Bummer it is such a clumsily edited film that is rather hard to follow. The plot is about an English gentleman who embezzles some money, flees the city to the rural lands and gets into a relationship with an American Indian woman which I imagine was pretty controversial at the time and conflict ensues. There are some nice scenes in the snowy lands, some horseback riding and a fairly somber finish but either it needed better editing and/or more title cards. Too many long to medium shots of people talking without words hard to see their expressions. It was Cecil B. DeMille's first film who is a major director during the silent era.
This is widely regarded as Hollywood's first ever feature film as it is significantly longer than all the shorts being made at the time. Bummer it is such a clumsily edited film that is rather hard to follow. The plot is about an English gentleman who embezzles some money, flees the city to the rural lands and gets into a relationship with an American Indian woman which I imagine was pretty controversial at the time and conflict ensues. There are some nice scenes in the snowy lands, some horseback riding and a fairly somber finish but either it needed better editing and/or more title cards. Too many long to medium shots of people talking without words hard to see their expressions. It was Cecil B. DeMille's first film who is a major director during the silent era.