The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
October 31, 1912Release Date
The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
October 31, 1912Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Elmer Booth
Snapper Kid, Musketeers Gang Leader
Lillian Gish
The Little Lady
Walter Miller
The Musician
Harry Carey
Snapper's Sidekick
Clara T. Bracy
The Little Lady's Mother
Alfred Paget
Rival Gang Leader
John T. Dillon
Policeman
Madge Kirby
The Little Lady's Friend / In Alley
Robert Harron
Rival Gang Member / In Alley / At Dance
W.C. Robinson
Rival Gang Member
Adolph Lestina
The Bartender / On Street
Jack Pickford
Rival Gang Member / At Dance
Gertrude Bambrick
At Dance
Lionel Barrymore
The Musician's Friend
Christy Cabanne
At Dance (uncredited)
Donald Crisp
Rival Gang Member (uncredited)
Frank Evans
At Dance (uncredited)
Dorothy Gish
Frizzy-Haired Woman in Street (uncredited)
Walter P. Lewis
In Alley / At Dance (uncredited)
Antonio Moreno
Musketeers Gang Member / At Dance (uncredited)
Marie Newton
At Dance (uncredited)
J. Waltham
In Alley (uncredited)
Kathleen Butler
On Street / At Dance (uncredited)
D.W. Griffith
Director / Writer
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 31, 1912
StatusReleased
Running Time17m
Content RatingNR
Filming LocationsFort Lee, United States of America
Genres
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The Musketeers of Pig Alley is a 1912 American short drama and a gangster film. It is directed by D. W. Griffith and written by Griffith and Anita Loos. It is also credited for its early use of follow focus, a fundamental tool in cinematography.The film was released on October 31, 1912, and re-released on November 5, 1915, in the United States. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey where many other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. Location shots in New York City reportedly used actual street gang members as extras during the film.
It was also shown in Leeds Film Festival in November 2008, as part of Back to the Electric Palace, with live music by Gabriel Prokofiev, performed in partnership with Opera North.
In 2016, the film was added to the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".