The Stolen Jewels (1908) User Reviews

The Camera Talks

[Single-Black-Male · 19 November 2003]

Even though there was no sound in this film, the 33 year old D.W. Griffith used the voice of the camera as narrative to tell the story. He obviously breathed life into the camera because subsequent directors like Cecil B. DeMille and Alfred Hitchcock gave more priority to the camera than actors.