The Alloy Orchestra Plays Wild and Weird: 14 Fascinating and Innovative Films (1902-1965) DVD Based on Cecil Day-Lewis’ influential

Based on Cecil Day-Lewis’ influential 1938 novel The Beast Must Die (written as Nicholas Blake)

is a triumph of resourcefulness for its director

The Immigrant

selected and organized by David Shepard

The surviving footage includes segments from five of the original six reels as well as the film's original trailer

The Alloy Orchestra Plays Wild and Weird: 14 Fascinating and Innovative Films (1902-1965) DVD Based on Cecil Day-Lewis’ influentialPURCHASE M. O. D. EDITION OUT OF PRINT DVD EDITION 14 short films some favorites, others unfamiliar made between 1902 and 1965. All boast new music composed and performed by The Alloy Orchestra, a three man ensemble critic Roger Ebert called "the best in the world at accompanying silent films." Films in this new collection are sourced from high quality prints, digitally mastered from around the world, offering wonder, laughter, absurdity, and charm.