Suspense. (1913) - 1st American Woman Filmmaker to Direct Movie | LOIS WEBER *new music restoration*

A Tramp stalks a mother and her infant while the father, chased by the cops, rushes home to attempt the rescue. SUSPENSE, directed in 1913 by America's first female filmmaker, LOIS WEBER.
Music performed by Robbie Kaye for Change Before Going Productions.
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[@cjmacq-vg8um]

those over head shots, the triple split-screen and the auto-mirror shots were all EXCELLENT! and that last gesture with hands on hips says it all for the ending. weber was a great innovator and Hollywood prevented women from directing for decades and still does to a huge extent. so sad. thanks for the film.

[@charlesramos4294]

What fantastic camera work for a 1913 film! 📽🎞Lois Weber should always be remembered for her contributions to cinema! ❤️🌹🌹

[@drivenslush6569]

Split screen shots were her innovation. We have her to thank for second screen viewing.

[@karaamundson3964]

Not so. This, too, Weber learned from her brilliant directrix Alice Guy-Blaché during her own extraordinary acting career at Guy's Solax Studio...before the affair between Weber & Guy-Blaché's husband put a stop to their work together. trueclassics.net/2013/07/27/be-natural-alice-guy-blache/

[@webbeing]

106 years ago: Incredible. Some very modern shots used. Her style was very much different than her fellow directors of the time. Great to see.

[@TreguardLordDunshelm]

Great mirror shot of a moving car from a moving(?) car, even today that is a tricky shot. Mirror shots are tricky enough to begin with. Impressed.

[@allthingsaddi]

What a genius. Lois Weber, we adore you.

[@gabriellemcintosh1516]

Actions truly do speak louder than words in this film.

[@robertsmith-qb2ke]

Many thanks for this! A remarkable piece of film making and a splendid copy for just short of a century old. British tv seems to ignore this stuff and until recently one has had to travel to London to gain access to these fascinating movies. Hats off to you and others who provide such a service! Robert Smith

[@OLuckyMan1973]

This was great, just great! Lois Weber was really ahead of her time; I have THE BLOT on DVD which I think is her masterpiece.

[@calebrands4912]

This is like an Alfred Hitchcock movie before Alfred Hitchcock was even making movies.

[@TheMellowFilmmaker]

95% of this film is really good and still holds up, but 7:15 is one of the most unintentionally funny moments in all of film.

[@thelikelyladsproductions2716]

it might be Lon Chaney...

[@princessLolita]

Not the quantity, but the quality!

[@georgestrum9238]

100 years ago! Wow! Time slowly creeps up to yours.

[@ednguyen3822]

Excellent film, pretty innovative camera set-up and angles for the time. The film still holds up today!

[@thetriumphofthethrill2457]

Good film and what a marvel it survived for posterity considering how many silents have been lost with time. Truly a glimpse into the distant past.

[@QuarrellaDeVil]

The closeup shots of the Tramp's face sure reminded me of The Crusher (wrestler) from the old Bugs Bunny cartoons.

[@sanvoger]

Only 1913 kids remember this

[@jana1682]

I do remember yes

[@kylelai6666]

Oh man. That sandwich looks good.

[@SousSherpa]

Looks Great. Music is great too.

[@HARKentertainment]

Anyone else struggle to read the handwriting on the letter?

[@skyemacallister1306]

Nope!

[@sanvoger]

Yes

[@marcushernandez2786]

I don't read spaghetti

[@numberonefilmfan]

No

[@hellween-]

Unbelievably I managed to read, and English is not my native language. :D

[@alrovelldelou2]

Deslumbrante !! Thank you

[@JeroenBerndsen]

Appreciated, the score is great too!

[@MrBasilides]

Wow just great...

[@jimhambleton6854]

Good yarn. Well told.

[@The_Last_Virgin]

А по ощущениям: будто целый час смотрела.

[@kushwahasangam1264]

Who came here in 2021 june?😁btw im from india😍🥰

[@simonlegendary]

great f-ing movie. yeah. 1913! damn

[@Ale_tutor_tolc]

9:05Doesnt remember the famous Shining scene with Jack Nicholson who break the door with the axe??Am I stupid or it seems a real connection? I didnt find anything about it on web....What do you think about?

[@ianmurrin144]

yes!!

[@francesca3731]

I thought the same!

[@Ale_tutor_tolc]

:) I'm italian. You too?

[@francesca3731]

Sì, ciao :) Proprio ieri ho rivisto Shining per la trecentesima volta, e la somiglianza fra i due passaggi mi è apparsa subito, in maniera particolarmente vivida.

[@Ale_tutor_tolc]

Già. Eppure la scena in questione è generalmente considerata un omaggio/citazione di una scena de Il carretto fantasma. Altro film muto di qualche anno successivo a questo, di V. Sjostrom. E in effetti lo è. Ma credo che Kubrick abbia visto e pensato anche a questo piccolo meraviglioso cortometraggio, per di più diretto da una donna la cui fama è stata sempre oscurata dal nome altisonante di Griffith. Invece la Weber ha fatto fior fior di film. Se ti manca e se ti piace il muto, guardati anche Hypocrites e Shoes della Weber. :)

[@laksanaardi1691]

That's almost older than titanic sank (sorry sometimes I'm bad at english)

[@llaguno884]

Atribuida duranta años a Griffith, habiendo sido realizada en realidad por la extraordinaria y autentica pionera Alice Guy Blache, injustamente olvidada durante tantos años solo por haber sido mujer

[@KyroEmeraldblade]

Not to be that guy but Alice Guy-Blache was actually the first female director, as well as one of the first ever directors!

[@bleebloe]

i can tell that the background music is modern

[@lievenvanhove]

I'm curious? Would it be? I'm trying to figure out where I heard the piano theme/tune from 7:00 till 7:14 before?

[@freddixon]

Yes, the music was updated. Check out Change Before Going Productions comment lower down. Great film especially with the reworked music ;

[@karaamundson3964]

Weber is a fine American filmmaker. Interestingly at this time many American filmmakers were women, and Weber was not as original as her films might suggest. Lois Weber began her film experience as one of the supreme actresses of her day under the tremendous and groundbreaking Alice Guy-Blaché when the latter established her Solax Studios in New Jersey, where the prominently-displayed motto was "BE NATURAL." Guy's films, French and American, were free of the stilted, sentimental qualities so prominent in other early 20th century American movies. Unfortunately Weber and Alice Guy's husband began an affair which not only destroyed the women's working partnership but began a gradual but unrelenting downslide in Guy's fortunes. When Weber, who had learned almost everything she knew from Alice Guy, moved to California, she gave none of the credit to her mentor. Due to Alice's financial & personal misfortunes, the unwillingness of her original French partners to give her work, a catastrophic fire at the studio, and the blanket of silence around her contribtions, Alice Guy's name was almost lost to film history for almost 100 years. However, Guy's amazingly fresh cinematography can be (selectively, at least) found on KZbin today. Guy pioneered a color film process and sound movies, both well before their authentic "firsts." The color films were hand-painted, so that hardly counts as more than artistic determination. But the sound process she used was bona fide. Do check out her films. You'll be delighted by how well they stand the test of time.

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[@chaplincast8299]

Is BANGVILLE POLICE the film you were referring to as the parody of SUSPENSE or a different one?

[@estelaaguilar465]

😍😍😍😍😍😍👌🏻

[@arianarriola]

Who else is here b/c Library of Congress?

[@hausverkur]

Is that Lon Chaney at 7:15?

[@MrOrinow]

yes

[@ryanmeyers2930]

Flosi Þorgeirsson It has been debated for a long time. One Chaney scholar says it is, another says it isn't.

[@RasslinRelics]

In a word,no. Not even close.

[@justyourbud]

Welcome to the Library of Congress

[@davidhamilton9871]

When she pulled that baby out, I started to freak out a little bit

[@BEHNAMMEDIA]

قشنگ بود . دوستش داشتم

[@Conquestidore]

"A TRAMP IS PROWLING AROUND THE HOUSE!" Hilarious...

[@LinkRocks]

Why? That wouldn't be uncommon to say in 1913.

[@OneShotProduction_]

Griffith, fuck you.

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[@hrundibakshi6830]

*I agree, the homeless are filthy, violent perverts!*