Drama ·History · United States of America · 1910 · 16m

Rose o' Salem Town

Director

Cast

Dorothy West as A Sea Child Clara T. Bracy as The Sea Child's Mother Henry B. Walthall as The Trapper George Nichols as The Puritan Claire McDowell as Jack Pickford as

Crew

Billy Bitzer — Director of Photography Emmett C. Hall — Writer

Synopsis

A young girl living in Salem attracts the attentions of The Puritan. After he's brushed off by the girl, he becomes furious and desiring revenge, declares to a council of elders that the girl and her mother are witches.

Mood & Themes

silent film salem witch trials

Key Collaborators

D.W. Griffith Director Billy Bitzer Director of Photography Emmett C. Hall Writer

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