Legendary ballerina Anna Pavlova makes her sole feature film appearance in this 1916 epic, the first blockbuster helmed by a woman director in Hollywood.
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Silents Please: Lois Weber restored and ‘The Covered Wagon’ on Blu-ray
Shoes (Milestone, Blu-ray, DVD) The Dumb Girl of Portici (Milestone, Blu-ray, DVD) The Covered Wagon (Kino Lorber, Blu-ray, DVD) Lois Weber holds a place in film history as the first major woman film director in Hollywood. What’s often forgotten in that honor is the talent that gave her a successful 25 year making films for […]