The Musketeers of Pig Alley
“UNPARALLELED DRAMA INSPIRED AND PLAYED ON THE STREETS OF THE AMERICAN CITY – BOLD – TRUTHFUL”
1912 · 17 min
D.W. GriffithCast
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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