The Lonedale Operator
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The Lonedale Operator is a 1911 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith, noted for its innovative cross-cutting and suspenseful storytelling in early cinema.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American film
ⓘ
black-and-white film ⓘ drama film ⓘ silent short film ⓘ |
| blackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| castMember |
Adolph Lestina
ⓘ
Gladys Brockwell ⓘ
surface form:
Blanche Sweet
Charles West ⓘ Claire McDowell ⓘ Henry O'Neill ⓘ
surface form:
Edward Dillon
Francis J. Grandon ⓘ Grace Henderson ⓘ Guy Hedlund ⓘ Jeanie MacPherson ⓘ
surface form:
Jeanie Macpherson
Joseph Graybill ⓘ W. Chrystie Miller ⓘ Wilfred Lucas ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | G. W. Bitzer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| distributor | Biograph Company ⓘ |
| featuredPerformer | Blanche Sweet ⓘ |
| filmFormat | 35 mm ⓘ |
| filmmakingEra | silent era ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| hasFilmTechnique |
cross-cutting
ⓘ
parallel editing ⓘ suspense montage ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime
ⓘ
heroism ⓘ rescue ⓘ |
| includedIn | film history curricula ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | telegraph operator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of parallel editing
ⓘ
innovative cross-cutting ⓘ suspenseful storytelling ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Silent film with English intertitles ⓘ |
| partOf | early American silent cinema ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Biograph Company ⓘ |
| productionYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | milestone in narrative film editing ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1911-03-09 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 17 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | D. W. Griffith ⓘ |
| setting |
railroad station
ⓘ
small town ⓘ |
| sound | silent ⓘ |
| starred |
Gladys Brockwell
ⓘ
surface form:
Blanche Sweet
|
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