by Porter, Edwin S; Bitzer, G. W; Fairbanks, Douglas; Fleming, Victor; Cruze, James; Webber, Melville; Florey, Robert; Vorkapich, Slavko; Menzies, William Cameron; Wilder, Alec; Vance, William; Welles, Orson; Cornell, Joseph; Jordan, Lawrence; Posner, Bruce Charles; Shepard, David; Haller, Robert A; Günther, Winfried; Anthology Film Archives; Image Entertainment (Firm)
DVD / 2005

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TitleThe Devil's plaything American surrealism
Item typeDVD
Alternate titleUnseen cinema : early American avant-garde film, 1894-1941
Author(s)
  • Porter, Edwin S
  • Bitzer, G. W
  • Fairbanks, Douglas
  • Fleming, Victor
  • Cruze, James
  • Webber, Melville
  • Florey, Robert
  • Vorkapich, Slavko
  • Menzies, William Cameron
  • Wilder, Alec
  • Vance, William
  • Welles, Orson
  • Cornell, Joseph
  • Jordan, Lawrence
  • Posner, Bruce Charles
  • Shepard, David
  • Haller, Robert A
  • Günther, Winfried
ImprintNew York Anthology Film Archives : 2005
SeriesUnseen cinema
Volume2
LanguageEnglish
URLLink to original record
Notes
  • Curated by Bruce Posner, produced for DVD by David Shepard, administered by Robert A. Haller and Winfried Günther.
  • Jack and the Beanstalk (1902) / Edwin S. Porter -- Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906) / Edwin S. Porter -- The Thieving Hand (1907 : creators unknown) -- Impossible Convicts (1905) / G.W. "Billy" Bitzer -- When the Clouds Roll By (1919) / Douglas Fairbanks & Victor Fleming -- Beggar on Horseback (1925) / James Cruze -- The Fall of the House of Usher (1926-27) / J.S. Watson, Jr. & Melville Webber -- The Life and Death of 9413 : A Hollywood Extra (1927) / Robert Florey & Slavko Vorkapich -- The Love of Zero (1928) / Robert Florey & William Cameron Menzies -- The Telltale Heart (1928) / Charles Klein -- Tomatoes Another Day (1930/1933 / J.S. Watson, Jr. & Alec Wilder -- The Hearts of Age (1934) / William Vance & Orson Welles -- The enigmatic world of Joseph Cornell -- Unreal news reels, nos. 1 & 2 (c. 1926 : creators unknown) -- The Children's Jury (c. 1938 : creators unknown) -- Thimble Theater (c. 1938) / Joseph Cornell & Lawrence Jordan -- Carousel: Animal Opera (c. 1938) / Joseph Cornell & Lawrence Jordan -- Jack's Dream (c. 1938) / Joseph Cornell & Lawrence Jordan.
  • Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating. CBPF.
Physical description1 videodisc (161 min.) : sd. & si., b&w and tinted ; 4 3 /4 in.

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Date text: 
2005
Author: 
Porter, Edwin SBitzer, G. WFairbanks, DouglasFleming, VictorCruze, JamesWebber, MelvilleFlorey, RobertVorkapich, SlavkoMenzies, William CameronWilder, AlecVance, WilliamWelles, OrsonCornell, JosephJordan, LawrencePosner, Bruce CharlesShepard, DavidHaller, Robert AGünther, Winfried
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Anthology Film Archives
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