The Sands of Dee | |
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Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
Written by | Charles Kingsley (poem) |
Produced by | Biograph Company |
Starring | Mae Marsh Robert Harron Charles Hill Mailes |
Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
Distributed by | Biograph Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 17 minutes |
Country | USA |
Language | Silent..English titles |
The Sands of Dee is a 1912 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mae Marsh and Robert Harron. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company. [1]
A paper print is held at the Library of Congress. [2]
The film is used in the opening scene of the 1946 psychological horror film The Spiral Staircase in a recreation of early film exhibition. The Spiral Staircase is set in 1906, making the appearance of this 1912 film anachronistic.
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