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The Sands of Dee

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The Sands of Dee
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Written byCharles Kingsley (poem)
Produced byBiograph Company
StarringMae Marsh
Robert Harron
Charles Hill Mailes
CinematographyG. W. Bitzer
Distributed byBiograph Company
Release date
  • July 22, 1912 (1912-07-22)
Running time
17 minutes
CountryUSA
LanguageSilent..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.

Cast

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supporting cast

References

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  1. ^ The Sands of Dee at silentera.com
  2. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) c.1978 by the American Film Institute
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