Probably months of Poe's Life are squeezed into just seven minutes by D. W. Griffith in this tribute to the author that was rush-released to coincide with the centenary of his birth - which apparently is the reason for the misspelling of his name in the title. It's a film that's plagued by the usual over-acting, particularly from Barry O'Moore in the title role, but it achieves a level of ironic poignancy in its final scene that is rarely found in early cinema.
Review of Edgar Allan Poe
