The Sands of Dee

The Sands of Dee
Directed by	D. W. Griffith
Written by	Charles Kingsley (poem)
Produced by	Biograph Company
Starring	Mae Marsh Robert Harron Charles Hill Mailes
Cinematography	G. W. Bitzer
Distributed by	Biograph Company
Release date	July 22, 1912 (1912-07-22)
Running time	17 minutes
Country	USA
Language	Silent..English titles

The Sands of Dee is a 1912 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mae Marsh and Robert Harron. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company.[1]

A paper print is held at the Library of Congress.[2]

The film is used in the opening scene of the 1946 psychological horror film The Spiral Staircase in a recreation of early film exhibition. The Spiral Staircase is set in 1906, making the appearance of this 1912 film anachronistic.

Cast

• Mae Marsh - Mary
• Robert Harron - Bobby
• Charles Hill Mailes - Mary's father
• Grace Henderson - Mary's mother
• Kate Toncray - Bobby's mother
• Edwin August - The artist
• Claire McDowell - The artist's fiancée

supporting cast

• Spottiswoode Aitken
• Wilfred Lucas
• W. Chrystie Miller - A fisherman
• Frank Opperman - A fisherman
• Vivian Prescott

References

1. The Sands of Dee at silentera.com
2. Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress, (<-book title) c.1978 by the American Film Institute

External links

• The Sands of Dee at IMDb.com