The Musketeers of Pig Alley

★★★★★

“UNPARALLELED DRAMA INSPIRED AND PLAYED ON THE STREETS OF THE AMERICAN CITY – BOLD – TRUTHFUL”

1912 · 17 min

Directed by D.W. Griffith

CrimeDrama

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Cast

Lillian Gish Walter Miller

Plot

An early gangster film set in New York's slums.

Sinekatalog’s take

D.W. Griffith's 1912 short is an early gangster film set in New York's slums, with Lillian Gish as a wife caught in street violence. Brisk and gritty for its time, it is a pioneering crime picture.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.6 / 10 (2,753 votes)
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