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The Sands of Dee

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The Sands of Dee
Black and white film still from 1912
Film still
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Written byCharles Kingsley (poem)
Produced byBiograph Company
Starring
CinematographyG. W. Bitzer
Distributed byBiograph Company
Release date
  • July 22, 1912 (1912-07-22)
Running time
17 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

The Sands of Dee is a 1912 American short silent drama 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.

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  1. ^ "Silent Era: The Sands of Dee". Silent Era. Retrieved July 12, 2008.
  2. ^ Catalog of Holdings The American Film Institute Collection and The United Artists Collection at The Library of Congress. The American Film Institute. 1978. p. unknown.
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