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The Birth of a Nation. Adapted From Thomas Dixon's Story "The Clansman." A Historical Drama of the Reconstruction Period. The Sunday Oregonian, Portland, August 29, 1915. by MOVIES - BIRTH OF A NATION) - 08-29- 1915.

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The Birth of a Nation. Adapted From Thomas Dixon's Story "The Clansman." A Historical Drama of the Reconstruction Period. The Sunday Oregonian, Portland, August 29, 1915. by MOVIES - BIRTH OF A NATION) - 08-29- 1915.

The Birth of a Nation. Adapted From Thomas Dixon's Story "The Clansman." A Historical Drama of the Reconstruction Period. The Sunday Oregonian, Portland, August 29, 1915.

by MOVIES - BIRTH OF A NATION)

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Portland, OR.: The Oregonian.. 08-29- 1915.. Single sheet of The Sunday Oregonian newspaper, sheet 22 3/4 x 16 3/4 inches, very good condition. The full-page advertisement for D.W. Griffith's film describes it as "The most talked about production in all the world," and boasts "3 hours of Gripping, Appealing, Blood-tingling, Soul-Stirring Interest." The colossal scale of the production is highlighted with statistics: "5000 scenes, 18,000 people, 3,000 horses, $500,000 cost, 8 months in the making..." A photograph of Griffith appears in the upper left corner, while four stills from the play depict key moments in the narrative. Reserved seats are offered at between 25c, 50c and 75c for the matinees, or from 50c to $1.00 for the evening performances. Special attention is directed to the film being "Accompanied by Augmented Orchestra." The advertisement is an unusual and presumably quite scarce artifact for a film representing a milestone in the history of American cinema. .
  • Bookseller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Book Condition Used
  • Publisher The Oregonian.
  • Place of Publication Portland, OR.
  • Date Published 08-29- 1915.
  • Keywords African American, History, movies, U. S. History, zz_22_WS_40_off, zzephem, zzvinmagg

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Various Places: Various Publishers. Very Good. 0. Other. B&W and Color Photographs & Illustrations; <P>CONTENT WARNING: This description includes information about The Civil War South, The Klu Klux Klan, racial depictions of African Americans, suicide, and a host of other delicate topics dealing with the United States before and during Reconstruction. <P> <P> The Birth of a Nation - a controversial film from before it became a film, was based, for the most part, on the play The Clansman, which was adapted by Thomas Dixon, Jr. From his own novel: The Clansman: A Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan, published 1905 (Doubleday, Page & Company, 374p. ) , The Clansman was part of a trilogy that chronicled the US Civil War and Reconstruction. The Birth of a Nation - a controversial film from before it became a film, was based, for the most part, on the play The Clansman, which was adapted by Thomas Dixon, Jr. From his own novel: The Clansman: A Historical Romance… Read More
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