Two Men of the Desert

Two Men of the Desert
Directed by	D. W. Griffith
Written by	D. W. Griffith Stanner E.V. Taylor
Based on	A story by Jack London
Starring	Blanche Sweet
Cinematography	G. W. Bitzer
Production company	American Mutoscope and Biograph Company
Distributed by	General Film Company
Release date	August 23, 1913 (1913-08-23)(U.S.)
Running time	17 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Two Men of the Desert (also known as Two Men on the Desert and Two Men in a Desert) is a 1913 American short silent Western film written and directed by D. W. Griffith. ^[1] Based on a story by Jack London, the film was shot on location in Death Valley. ^{[1] [2]} Two Men of the Desert is now presumed lost. ^[3]

Cast

• Blanche Sweet as the authoress
• Henry B. Walthall as first partner
• Walter Miller as second partner
• Alfred Paget as an Indian
• Jennie Lee as old Indian woman
• Harry Carey
• Donald Crisp
• Charles Hill Mailes
• Mae Marsh
• Marshall Neilan

References

1. "Progressive Silent Film List: Two Men of the Desert". Silent Era. Retrieved April 30, 2009.
2. Langman, Larry (1992). A Guide To Silent Westerns. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 473. ISBN   978-0-313-27858-7.
3. Simmon, Scott (1993). The Films of D. W. Griffith. CUP Archive. p. 25. ISBN   978-0-521-38820-7.

External links

• Two Men of the Desert at IMDb