Aug 8th 
Carmen*   

(US 1915)    

Cigarette factory gypsy girl Carmen seduces an officer to aid her smuggler friends, but there are tragic consequences.
Early De Mille epic, compacting the popular opera into something quite scenic and accessible, although with his characteristic flair for melodrama, and rather dated now, but a big hit for its time.

Written by: William C. de Mille, based on the novel by Prosper Merimee.
Producer/Director: Cecil B. de Mille.
Starring: Geraldine Farrar, Wallace Reid, Pedro de Cordoba, Horace B. Carpenter, William Elmer.
Photography: Alvin Wyckoff.

Music: Georges Bizet (originally arranged by Hugo Riesenfeld).

Preceded by:
Max Speaks English**
(L'anglais tel que Max le Parle)
(Fra 1914. 10m. bw. silent; w, d: Max Linder; s: Max Linder, Cecile Guyon.)

MAX SPEAKS ENGLISH (1914). The pre-war charms of Max Linder, one of the first genuine comedy stars who largely influenced Chaplin, who was soon to overtake him. The surprisingly effective English looking girl he is trying to communicate with is Cecile Guyon.