The Lonedale Operator is a
1911 short
drama film
directed by
D. W. Griffith.
A print of
the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern
Art
.
A close-up of a wrench, from the
climax of
The Lonedale Operator.
Among other things, the film is significant for Griffith's use of a
close-up of a wrench, which a character had
pretended was a gun. At the time of the film's release, close-ups
were still uncommon.
The Lonedale Operator illustrates
Griffith's growing mastery of the medium.
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