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Auction History Result 5d007 WAY DOWN EAST glass slide '20 D.W. Griffith classic, Lillian Gish begs forgiveness, rare! Date Sold 3/12/2017 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Glass Slide (measures 3 1/4" x 4" [8 x 10 cm]) (Learn More) Way Down East, the classic 1920 D.W. Griffith silent innocent-girl-seduced-and-left-pregnant-and-abandoned melodrama ("A simple story of plain people"; "D.W. Griffith Presents a Magnificent Elaboration of Way Down East"; "Based on William A. Brady's famous play by Lottie Blair Parker"; about a young country girl who goes to visit her rich city relatives, and she is seduced and abandoned and left pregnant; she loses the baby and is left homeless, and is taken in by a religious farmer, who doesn't know her past; she falls in love with the farmer's son, and the farmer throws her out when he learns about her past, and she gets swept away while crossing an icy river, and the farmer's son rescues her, and the farmer learns her true story and forgives her) starring Lillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Lowell Sherman, Burr McIntosh, Josephine Bernard, and Norma Shearer (in an uncredited role). Note that the dramatic scene of Gish crossing the ice floes (one of the best remembered sequences in the history of film!) was filmed on a constructed set, but it was still dangerous to film, and the icy water caused damage to Gish's left hand that she had for the rest of her life! Also note that this movie was first released on a road show basis with twenty companies, including symphonic orchestras and effects touring the first class theaters in the U.S.! It was shown in two parts with an intermission, and at some showings, Gish appeared in person during the intermission. After its roadshow release, it was released nationally by United Artists, and they re-released it (with sound added in 1931), and there was a remake in 1935! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Important Added Info: Note that, for unknown reasons, there are several examples of the one-sheet from this classic D.W. Griffith movie. However, we have never auctioned this glass slide before! Also note that glass slides were designed to be put in a special projector that would project the image onto a movie screen (they use exactly the same concept as 35mm slides). This slide is the kind that has two panes of glass that are taped together with black tape around all four edges (front and back), typical of many older glass slides. We have provided a high quality scan of the image, but we have not taken a photo of the slide, because there would really be very little to see! Condition: very good. There is slight deterioration in the middle of the left border area, but otherwise, the slide is in really nice condition (see our image). Learn More about condition grades 
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