Abstract

Edwin S. Porter's Great Train Robbery attracted to the theaters were delighted. Thus a bond of sympathy was established which linked the Western and the audience inseparably. Their union was flawless and unclouded for a long time and it was recognized and praised by critics all over the world. In the early days intellectuals were not scornful of the reckless adventures that captured the atmosphere of the wide open spaces. These films revealed the power of a type of motion picture which had been attempted in Europe only by a few bold innovators, chief among them Joe Hamman's group. Louis Delluc,' Albert Bonneau,2 Leon Moussinac,3 and Jean Cocteau' all welcomed the

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