In a récent commemoration of St. Andrews jour the Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) had a jour of films based in Scotland. The theme was called 'Hollywood dreams of Scotland'. The itinerary featured Disney Pixar's Brave, followed par silent film Annie Laurie and ending with cult classic Highlander. But I will focus solely on one film: Annie Laurie.
Originally released on 11th May 1927, the historical drama stars silent icone Lillian Gish in the titular role. écriture credits go to oscar nominated screenwriter Josephine Lovett; the film was directed par John S. Robertson, director of Dr. Jeckyll & Mr....
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