The Musketeers of Pig Alley
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The Musketeers of Pig Alley is a 1912 American silent short film often cited as one of the first gangster movies, directed by pioneering filmmaker D. W. Griffith.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Musketeers of Pig Alley canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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gangster film ⓘ short film ⓘ silent film ⓘ |
| basedOn | original screenplay ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | G. W. Bitzer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| distributor | General Film Company ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
gangster
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street musician ⓘ young wife ⓘ |
| filmFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| filmingTechnique |
cross-cutting
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location shooting ⓘ tracking shots ⓘ |
| genre |
crime film
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gangster film ⓘ |
| hasIntertitlesLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
gang rivalry
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protection of the innocent ⓘ urban crime ⓘ |
| includedIn |
National Film Registry
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surface form:
United States National Film Registry
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| notableFor |
being one of the earliest gangster films
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early use of complex editing in crime narrative ⓘ early use of location shooting ⓘ influencing later gangster genre conventions ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| partOf | early American cinema ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| producer | Biograph Company ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Biograph Company ⓘ |
| releaseDate | October 31, 1912 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 17 minutes ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
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urban slum ⓘ |
| starred |
Alfred Paget
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Clara T. Bracy ⓘ Elmer Booth ⓘ Harry Carey ⓘ Kate Bruce ⓘ Lillian Gish ⓘ Lionel Barrymore ⓘ Walter Miller ⓘ |
| writer | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.