Unseen cinema. 8, The mysteries. Diana the huntress : masterpiece from the classics / Cineric, Inc. presents ; adapted and dramatized by Francis Trevelyan Miller ; produced under personal supervision of Mr. Charles W. Allen.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Miller, Francis Trevelyan, 1877-1959, director.

Allen, Charles W. (Filmmaker), producer.

Cineric (Firm), presenter.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apollo (Deity)--Drama.

Apollo.

Diana (Roman deity)--Drama.

Diana.

Genre:

Experimental films.

Dance films.

Silent films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (31 minutes)

Other Title:

Unseen cinema : early American avant-garde film 1893-1941

Mysteries : gods, goddesses, witches and goblins

Place of Publication:

United States : Filmmakers Showcase, 1916.

Language Note:

Intertitles in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

The Mysteries is part of the film retrospective Unseen Cinema that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. "Diana the Huntress" is an early example of aesthetic dancing performed by both men and women. Although female dancers like Ruth St. Denis had made the form famous, few men had embraced the style. Paul Swan, who played Pan and Apollo, was an exception. --Janis Londraville Known internationally as "the most beautiful man in the world," Paul Swan was cited in 1914 as "America's premier dancer" by Arthur Hammerstein. Swan is also remembered for his appearances in Andy Warhol's sixties' movies. He was a gifted painter and sculptor whose works are owned by The Ringling Museum of Art. --Janis Londraville. Theatrical producer-manager, Charles Allen, who was the president and treasurer of Plurograph and Unity Sales Film Corporation, ventured into the motion picture business in 1916 to produce and direct Diana the Huntress. --Paul SpehrFrancis Trevelyan Miller was a historian who wrote and edited "Life of Abraham Lincoln Told from Original Photographs" (1910) and the monumental, ten-volume "The Photographic Study of the Civil War" (1911). His role as "adapter" of "Diana the Huntress" and as screenwriter for the Helen Keller inspired "Deliverance" (1919) appear to be his only contacts with cinema, except perhaps for his book, "Thomas A. Edison, Benefactor of Mankind" (1932). --Bruce Posner. 16mm from 35mm 1.33:1 black and white color tints tones silent with music 16fps 29:15 minutes. Production: Pluragraph.

Participant:

Baroness von Dewitz (Diana), Paul Swan (Apollo, Pan), Lionel Braham (Jupiter), Grace Osborne (Latona), Mary Navarra (Juno), Frederic Osborne (King Cadmus), Lieut. Percy Richards (Acteon), William Schley (Endymion), Florence Fleming Noyes and her dancing pupils.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed July 24, 2020).

"Early American avant-garde film 1893-1941".

OCLC:

1191033506

Publisher Number:

ASP5053421/marc