"The Rattlesnake: Psychical Species" (1913) October 2, 2006
UNM Main Campus
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
This event is FREE and open to the public! The Center for the Southwest presents the first film in the 2006-2007 Southwestern Film Series. The movie "The Rattlesnake: Psychical Species" was filmed in 1913 in Las Vegas and Motezuma, New Mexico. Throughout the fall and spring of 2006-2007 the Center for the Southwest in the Department of History will showcase a series of films produced in the southwestern region of the United States. These movies provide both public and university audiences with a greater awareness of the historical, cross-cultural, and social values found within the region’s rich film production and dynamic past. Please join us for our first film!
Added by cntrsw on September 25, 2006
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cntrsw
Can't wait to see this film! It was filmed for the Lubin Manufacturing Company, an independent production company based out of Philadelphia. The director and lead actor in the film, Romaine Fielding, was an unusual actor and Lubin Studio’s leading male star for a time. He became popular for the psychological implications of films he made in the Southwest. The authenticity of the westerns he made for Lubin Studios earned him the reputation as “The Man Who Put ‘Real’ in Realism.” He made history when he wrote, produced, directed and played the only two roles in a film entitled “The Toll of Fear,” itself a film of daring subject matter and innovative treatment. This film should pose for any interesting discussion!