File:D. W. Griffith acting in Edison 1908 film Rescued from an Eagle's Nest.jpeg

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English: Screenshot from the 1908 Edison film Rescued from an Eagle's Nest directed by J. Searle Dawley; image shows legendary director D. W. Griffith in one of his few early screen performances; in the short Griffith portrays a woodsman whose infant child is seized by a large eagle and carried away to the bird's aerie or nest.
Date Released January 16, 1908
Source One of several full, public-domain digital copies of the film available for free general viewing on the streaming service YouTube: "Rescued from an Eagle's Nest (1908) - 1st Henry B. Walthall movie appearance - D.W. Griffith cameo", uploaded by Change Before Going Productions on August 12, 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrxlY5VTyqA
Author Edison Studios, The Bronx, New York
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English: Screenshot captured and cropped for use by Wikipedia contributor Strudjum on August 4, 2020.


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D. W. Griffith in ''Rescued from an Eagle's Nest'' (1908)

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