A guide teaches a rich man and his spoiled daughter a lesson in the Maine woods..


In the pantheon of early American cinema, few landscapes possess the raw, intimidating character of the Northwoods as captured in the 1918 production of The Black Ace. Directed by Edgar Jones and penned by the regionalist maestro Holman Francis Day, this film serves as a stark rebuttal to the urban drawing-room dramas ...


Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"In the pantheon of early American cinema, few landscapes possess the raw, intimidating character of the Northwoods as captured in the 1918 production of The Black Ace. Directed by Edgar Jones and penned by the regionalist maestro Holman Francis Day, this film serves as a stark rebuttal to the urban drawing-room dramas that dominated the era. While many contemporary films like The Suitor or The Amateur Liar toyed with the whimsy of social deception, Jones plunges his audience into a world where d..."
Holman Francis Day
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