"Thomas Dixon's Mighty Message of Warning" 06 June 1916 Drama 75 mins
A sequel to DW Griffith's The Birth of a Nation, by the same author, and now lost. It is considered the first film sequel ever made and recounts a fictional invasion of America by a united army from Europe.
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Lorraine Huling as Virginia Holland
Percy Standing as Charles Waldron
Arthur Shirley as John Vassar
Flora MacDonald as Angela Benda
Phil Gastrock as Tomasso Benda (as Philip Gastrock)
Clarence Geldart as Gen. Arnold (as C.H. Geldart)
Paul Willis as Billy
Thomas F. Dixon Jr. Director
Thomas F. Dixon Jr. Writer
John W. Boyle Director of Photography
G. Harold Percival Art Direction
William C. Thompson Director of Photography
C.H. Wales Director of Photography
Thomas F. Dixon Jr. Original Film Writer
United States 06 June 1916
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