Top cast：Robert Conness,Miriam Nesbitt,Shirley Mason
Director:Martin Brest
Genre：History
Region：Turkey
Year：2020
Storyline：Griffith brought all of his experience and techniques to this film from his earliest short films at Biograph, including the following:the use of ornate title cardsspecial use of subtitles graphically verbalizing imageryits own original musical score written for an orchestrathe introduction of night photography (using magnesium flares)the use of outdoor natural landscapes as backgroundsthe definitive usage of the still-shotelaborate costuming to achieve historical authenticity and accuracymany scenes innovatively filmed from many different and multiple anglesthe technique of the camera "iris" effect (expanding or contracting circular masks to either reveal and open up a scene, or close down and conceal a part of an image)the use of parallel action and editing in a sequence (Gus"" attempted rape of Flora, and the KKK rescues of Elsie from Lynch and of Ben""s sister Margaret)extensive use of color tinting for dramatic or psychological effect in sequencesmoving, traveling or "panning" camera racking shotsthe effective use of total-screen close-ups to reveal intimate expressionsbeautifully crafted, intimate family exchangesthe use of vignettes seen in "balloons" or "iris-shots" in one portion of a darkened screenthe use of fade-outs and cameo-profiles (a medium closeup in front of a blurry background)the use of lap dissolves to blend or switch from one image to anotherhigh-angle shots and the abundant use of panoramic long shotsthe dramatization of history in a moving story - an example of an early spectacle or epic film with historical costuming and many historical references (e.Henry Windle Vale (Dame Gladys Cooper).A late afternoon tea party has been arranged between Mrs.Vale, her concerned, kindly, sophisticated sister-in-law Lisa Vale (Ilka Chase), and a New York psychiatrist named Dr.With the tagline: "There Was Never Just One."It was not a prequel or a remake, but what was called a "side-quel" or spin-off with a new major character.Obviously, Mrs.Venable doted on her deceased son, and was using pressure tactics and bribery on Dr.Cukrowicz to have authorities commit Catherine and perform the mind-numbing operation.Mrs.Venable tied her lascivious desire for Catherine""s operation to her philanthropic financing of Lions View:At this very minute, my lawyers are working on the Sebastian Venable Memorial Foundation to subsidize the work of young people like yourself who are pushing out the frontiers of art and science, but who have a financial problem.Uncharacteristically, he was not ""punished"" for walking out on his marriage.Before Mary Astor was chosen for the role of "other woman" Edith, other actresses had been considered, including Walter Huston""s real-life wife Nan "Ninetta" Sunderland, unknown actress Rosalind Russell, and silent-era beauty Dolores Costello (who had recently divorced John Barrymore).