The Great Divide + Five Shorts
Stars: Ethel Clayton, House Peters, Marie Sterling
Director: Edgar Lewis
Runtime: 52 minutes + 54 minutes shorts
Language: English subtitles + music score
Source: 1080 transfer of a 35mm print (feature)
Formats: DVD-
Rating: NR
Siegmund Lubin’s THE GREAT DIVIDE
Plus Five Lubin Short Subjects.
A collection of Siegmund Lubin films including the five reel feature THE GREAT DIVIDE (1915) plus five rare short subjects, each with a piano score performed by David Drazin.
THE GREAT DIVIDE (1915)
An early silent feature Lubin Manufacturing Company with the final act shot at the Grand Canyon. Directed by Edgar Lewis the tale is based on the stage play by William Vaughn Moody (the play was first presented under the name The Sabine Woman). Ethel Clayton is an Easterner who wishes for a rough and unrefined man to marry. She, unhappily, gets her wish when she is abducted by a drunken prospector played by House Peters. The feature has a running time of 52 minutes and is from a 1080 transfer of a 35mm print.
The five Lubin shorts are…
THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (1904)
Not to be confused with the famous Edison short of the same name. Lubin, rather then pay royalties to Edison Films, shot his own version of this popular short. 8 minutes
THE PREACHER AND THE GOSSIPS (1912)
An unmarried minister becomes the target of village gossip in this dramatic short.
Starring Arthur V. Johnson & Lottie Briscoe. 12 minutes
AUNTIE'S AFFINITY (1913)
A young woman and her aunt find mishaps and romance during a hotel visit in this comedy short. Starring Peter Lang and Mrs. George W. Walters. 12 minutes
A DAY ON THE FORCE (1915)
A rascal steals a cop's hat and jacket to get some positive attention.
Billie Reeves and Mae Hotely stars. 10 minutes
HIS WIFE'S NEW LID (1915)
Billy Reeves and Carrie Reynolds star in this short of awkward comedic situations brought about by a jealous husband. 12 minutes
On DVD
$19.95
On BLU-
$24.95