Original Newspaper Reporting on D.W. Griffith's "Birth Of A Nation", 1915

Birth Of A. Nation

Periodical

Los Angeles Herald Newspaper. February 8, 1915. One of the most innovative directors in the American film industry, this film known both as "Birth of a Nation" and "The Clansman" was the first 2 hour length movie. A Civil War epic soon criticized for its racial bias and glorification of the Ku Klux Klan. A spectacular inside page ad for the controversial film's opening is two columns wide and a full column long. Striking Headline "THE CLANSMAN - or - Birth Of A Nation...D.W. Griffith's Picture...Starting Today..." . Included in the same newspaper is an inside article on a separate page with bold headline surrounded by scrollwork reading, "LA Film Favorites In The Clansman...Practically Every Dollar Spent on Wonderful Picture Stays In This City". Column wide photos of a battle scene from the film. In very good condition.

Item #6934

Price: $225.00