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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1514

The Last Drop of Water

191118 minUnited States

Synopsis

A westbound wagon party loses its water after an attack. Two romantic rivals set out for help, and their struggle against thirst turns private competition into a question of sacrifice for the wider group.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 13:10
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · D.W. Griffith · Public domain

This copy runs shorter than the reference runtime. Editing and playback speed can differ between editions.

Cast

Blanche Sweet

DirectorsD. W. Griffith

Historical context

The opening invokes the story of Philip Sidney sharing water on a battlefield. The western setting also repeats the period's racist depiction of Indigenous people as an anonymous attacking force.

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Blanche Sweet — Hartsook · Public domain

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