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Director:
D.W. Griffith
Writers:
Thomas Burke (novel) and
D.W. Griffith (writer)
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Release Date:
12 April 1921 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Three men in London compete for the love of a dance-hall girl. | add synopsis
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Dreaming of Carol Dempster more (2 total)

Cast

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Carol Dempster ... Gypsy Fair
Charles Emmett Mack ... Billy McFadden
Ralph Graves ... James Spike McFadden
Edward Peil Sr. ... Swan Way
Tyrone Power Sr. ... Street Preacher (as Tyrone Power)
Morgan Wallace ... Masked Violinist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William J. Ferguson ... Gypsy's Father
George Neville ... Tom Chudder
Charles Slattery ... Police Inspector
Porter Strong ... Samuel Jones
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Runtime:
102 min | 136 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Phono-Kinema (Kellum Phono-Kinema) | Silent
Company:
D.W. Griffith Productions more

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In addition to the prologue with director D.W. Griffith, two sound sequences on synchronized disc were added for showings in New York City: Ralph Graves singing a love song, and a second sequence with crowd noises during a craps game. more

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Dreaming of Carol Dempster, 8 March 2008
4/10
Author: wesconnorsehny from Earth

Carol Dempster (as Gypsy Fair) is a dancer, trying to support her elderly father in a seedy Limehouse-type district. The "King" of the streets is Ralph Graves (as James "Spike" McFadden); he has conquered males with his fists, and females with his voice (he's a singer). Charles Mack (as Billie McFadden) is his devoted little brother, an aspiring songwriter. The film's other denizens include Tyrone Power (Sr.) as "The Minister of Good Words" and Morgan Wallace as "The Evil Influence" . Porter Strong (as Samuel Jones) and Edward Peil (as Sway Wan) reprise their obligatory "Blackface" and "Yellowface" roles.

Director D.W. Griffith mixes unsavory with the "love triangle" formed by his three leading players. If "Dream Street" had featured the creative input of G.W. Bitzer, Robert Harron, and/or Lillian Gish, the results might have looked better. Mr. Griffith's ominous spoken-word introduction is unfulfilled; while it has its moments, and Mr. Mack is good, "Dream Street" is a relative failure. Seek out superior Griffith directed films from 1918-20, usually starring Gish and Harron, for more dreamy films.

*** Dream Street (4/12/21) D.W. Griffith ~ Carol Dempster, Ralph Graves, Charles Emmett Mack

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