"Treasures III: Social Issues in American Film, 1900-1934"
Image Entertainment
$89.99
#6. Treasures III: Social Issues in American Film, 1900-1934
This third collection of early shorts and features — kept in the vaults of U.S. archives and presented by the National Film Preservation Foundation — bulges with big angry issues. For starters: immigration, abortion, atheism, organized crime, Native American rights, women's rights and the treatment of wounded veterans. If there was a debate that could start a fight, the first moviemakers were instantly ready to dramatize and exploit it. You'll find Cecil B. De Mille spectacles, cliff-hanging serials, cartoons, documentaries and newsreels — all fascinating to anyone who cares about how Americans 80 to a 100 years ago faced the problems that still vex our society.