![]() The Musketeers of Pig Alley Filming date: finished ca. September 1912 Location: Fort Lee, New Jersey Release date. Three years before D.W. Griffith would be immortalized with his epic Birth of a Nation, and a year later, Intolerance, he directed a one-reel curiosity named The Musketeers of Pig Alley. It may not depict the “birth of a nation,” but it is, rather, the birth of the gangster. Get more information about The Musketeers of Pig Alley on TMDb. The film is about a poor married couple living in New York City. The husband works as a musician and must travel often for work. When returning, his wallet is taken by a gangster. Reviews and notes The first gangster film, THE MUSKETEERS OF PIG ALLEY established several basic characteristics of the genre. Like the films of the twenties and thirties, it sprang from newspaper stories. Lillian Gish recalled that D.W. Griffith got the idea for MUSKETEERS. The Musketeers of Pig Alley. The Musketeers of Pig Alley is a 17-minute-long 1912 film directed by D.W. Griffith, starring 19-year-old Lillian Gish in one of the first films she everThe Musketeers of Pig Alley, Early D.W. Griffith / Gangster Film We continue our exploration of early gangster films with this classic movie. It is referred to in many places as the first gangster film even by the Silent Hall of Fame. Which is odd since they have also. Media in category 'The Musketeers of Pig Alley' The following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Lillian Gish in The Musketeers of Pig Alley.jpg 147 KB TheMusketeersofPigAlley1912.jpg 38 KB Play media The Musketeers of Pig Alley.webm 71.38 MB.
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