The Female Of The Species (1912 Film) -- Directed By D.W. Griffith -- Full Movie

Dreary indeed is the aspect of the little mining camp, deserted by all but four survivors of the terrors of this desert land. The graves in the background vividly tell a story of privation and suffering. The little party comprises a miner, his wife and her sister, and a young woman, who is the sole survivor of another family nearby. Death is inevitable should they stay longer, and so the four start their race with death to the desert's rim. At their first resting place, the wife and her sister go in search of water to replenish their supply. Left alone with the girl, the husband, in a vagary of weakness, makes advances to her. This is seen by the wife from a distance, and in the struggle which ensues, the man, who is a physical wreck, pays the penalty with his life. As the wife and sister stand over the lonely grave, they, wrongly suspecting the girl, are seized with a desire for vengeance, the perpetration of which is only averted by a singular intervention of fate -- Moving Picture World

Directed by D. W. Griffith
Produced by Biograph Company
Starring Claire McDowell
Mary Pickford
Cinematography G. W. Bitzer
Distributed by General Film Company
Release date
April 15, 1912
Running time
17 minutes
Country USA
Language Silent..English