The Black Hand (1906 film)
The Black Hand — full title The Black Hand: True Story of a Recent Occurrence in the Italian Quarter of New York — is an American silent film directed by Wallace McCutcheon. It is generally considered the earliest surviving gangster film.[1][2]
| The Black Hand | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wallace McCutcheon |
| Starring | Anthony O'Sullivan Robert G. Vignola |
Production company | |
Release date | March 29, 1906 |
Running time | 11 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent film |
Plot summary
In New York City, two Italian-American criminals blackmail a butcher, demanding a ransom of $1,000, otherwise, they will kidnap his daughter and blow up his shop. Unable to afford the sum, the gang kidnaps his daughter. The butcher calls the police who finally arrest the extortionists and rescue the little girl.
Cast
- Anthony O'Sullivan and Robert G. Vignola as the extortionists.[3]
References
- Christine Bold, Joad Raymond, The Oxford History of Popular Print Culture: Volume Six: US Popular Print Culture 1860-1920, OUP Oxford, 2011, p.193
- Daniel Bernardi,Michael Green, Race in American Film, ABC-CLIO, 2017, p.338
- Giorgio Bertellini, Italy in Early American Cinema: Race, Landscape, and the Picturesque, Indiana University Press, 2010, p.191
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