The movie's finale, 304 feet in length, was filmed in two-strip Technicolor.
In 1987, a film collector donated a copy of this film to the Oregon Historical Society, which then gave the film to the Library of Congress for restoration.
The film was a box-office flop, with a reported loss of $246,000 (equivalent to over $4.4M in 2024).
By 1927, Lillian Gish was one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. She had been making films for 15 years, beginning as the protégé of D.W. Griffith, starring in his groundbreaking productions, such as The Birth of a Nation (1915) and Intolerance (1916). Gish parted ways with Griffith and made this film after signing a new contract with MGM Studio. Of all the studios in Hollywood, MGM was one of the few that carefully preserved its existing silent films, but this one was not among them. For decades, this film was considered lost.
Then, in the 1970s, the American Film Institute acquired a copy --- the only known 35mm nitrate copy of the domestic version. The film was almost complete, but it was not in pristine condition. It was deposited at the Library of Congress where it's been preserved and recently restored, including its original two-color Technicolor ending and a new score by Robert Israel.
Then, in the 1970s, the American Film Institute acquired a copy --- the only known 35mm nitrate copy of the domestic version. The film was almost complete, but it was not in pristine condition. It was deposited at the Library of Congress where it's been preserved and recently restored, including its original two-color Technicolor ending and a new score by Robert Israel.
The Massacre of Glencoe occurred February 13, 1692.