Thou Shalt Not (1910) User Reviews

The 35 Year Old D.W. Griffith

[Single-Black-Male · 31 October 2003]

This was shot in Pasedena and that was all that was going for it. To tell you the truth, although I admire Griffith for churning out over a hundred short films in one year, the majority of them were just padding for his c.v. This is one of them.

This picture should be an influential assistant to the health board

[deickemeyer · 23 April 2015]

Here is a picture that should arouse thought and at the same time exhibit with some emphasis the principles which frequently actuate members of the medical profession in their work. While it is not pleasant to see the effects of a broken engagement, as here graphically depicted, it is far better than to entail suffering upon others, as is shown in a later scene. The film is admirably composed and satisfactorily staged, while photography is clear enough to make it seem almost real. This picture should be an influential assistant to the health board in every community and help the tuberculosis committee in their laudable efforts to restrict the ravages of the white plague. It is a striking illustration of how a disagreeable subject can, by proper handling, be transformed into an artistic success. - The Moving Picture World, April 30, 1910