The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
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The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period is a 1909
short film, directed by D.W. Griffith and based on Mark Twain
's short story "The Death Disk" .
historical drama set in Cromwell
ian England
. A soldier, about to be executed because of his religious beliefs, is saved at the last moment through a twist of fate.
1909 in film
The year 1909 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*Matsunosuke Onoe, who would become the first superstar of Japanese cinema, appears in his first film, Goban Tadanobu.*James Joyce opens the Volta, the first cinema in Dublin....
short film, directed by D.W. Griffith and based on Mark Twain
Mark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
's short story "The Death Disk" .
Summary
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historical drama set in Cromwell
Cromwell
- People :* Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex , English statesman in the reign of Henry VIII of England* Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell - People :* Thomas Cromwell, 1st Earl of Essex (c.1485–1540), English statesman in the reign of Henry VIII of England* Gregory Cromwell, 1st Baron Cromwell...
ian England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. A soldier, about to be executed because of his religious beliefs, is saved at the last moment through a twist of fate.
Cast
- George NicholsGeorge Nichols (actor)George Nichols was an American actor and director. He appeared in 221 films between 1908 and 1928. He also directed 103 films between 1911 and 1916.He was born in Rockford, Illinois and died in Hollywood, California....
- Marion LeonardMarion LeonardMarion Leonard was an American stage actress who became one of first motion picture celebrities in the early years of the silent film era. -Early career:...
- Edith HaldemanEdith HaldemanEdith Haldeman was an American child actress of the early silent film era. She appeared in 36 films between 1909 and 1916.-External links:...
- Frank PowellFrank PowellFrank E. Powell was a stage and silent film actor, screenwriter, and director in the United States. He was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.Powell made his Broadway theatre debut in 1904 and began his career in film in 1909 as an actor and scriptwriter at Biograph Studios. There, he also...
- James Kirkwood, Sr.James Kirkwood, Sr.James Kirkwood, Sr. was an American actor and director....
- Linda ArvidsonLinda Arvidson-Biography:Linda Arvidson was the first wife of film director D.W. Griffith . She played lead roles in many of his earliest films. While acting, she was sometimes credited as Linda Griffith...
- Charles Craig
- Adele DeGarde
- Frank EvansFrank Evans (actor)Frank Evans was an American actor. He appeared in 170 films between 1908 and 1927.-External links:...
- Ruth HartRuth HartRuth Hart , was an American actress. She appeared in 35 films between 1909 and 1938.She died in New York, New York, USA.-External links:...
- Arthur V. JohnsonArthur V. JohnsonArthur V. Johnson was a pioneer actor and director of American silent films.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Arthur Vaughen Johnson began as a film actor with the Edison Studios in The Bronx, New York in 1905 in the one-reel drama "The White Caps" directed by Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. and Edwin S. Porter...
- Jeanie MacPhersonJeanie MacPhersonJeanie MacPherson was a silent film actress from 1908 to 1917 and a film screenwriter through the 1940s....
- Owen MooreOwen MooreOwen Moore was an Irish-born actor in American films, appearing in more than 279 movies spanning from 1908 to 1937.-Life and career:...
- Anthony O'SullivanAnthony O'SullivanAnthony O'Sullivan was an American silent film actor and director. He appeared in 163 films between 1906 and 1918. He also directed 35 films between 1913 and 1915...
- Gertrude RobinsonGertrude RobinsonGertrude Robinson was an American actress of the silent era. She appeared in 164 films between 1908 and 1925...
- Mack SennettMack SennettMack Sennett was a Canadian-born American director and was known as the innovator of slapstick comedy in film. During his lifetime he was known at times as the "King of Comedy"...
- Dorothy WestDorothy West (actress)Dorothy West was an American actress. She appeared in 123 films between 1908 and 1916.-External links:...