Death before dishonor. Robert Harron prepares to shoot his sweetheart, Lillian Gish, rather than allow her to fall into the hands of the Huns, in D.W. Griffith’s Hearts of the World, 1918.
“The older I get, the more I believe in what I can’t explain or understand, even more than the things that are explainable and understandable.” – Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish, Bette Davis, Vincent Price and Ann Sothern in The Whales of August (1987) and Lillian with Lindsay Anderson. This is Lindsay’s second entry on the New York Times list of the 1,000 Best Films, after This Sporting Life.
The Whales of August is Lillian’s third honorable mention (after Orphans of the Storm and Duel in the Sun), Bette’s tenth honorable mention, Vincent’s second (after The Long Night), and Ann’s third (after Brother Orchid and Lady in a Cage).
