# "The Black Hand" (1906) cinematographer Billy Bitzer

This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie stars by making a tax deductible contribution. FEEL FREE TO FOLLOW US ON TWITTER @SilentFilmGems This is a short preview. You can watch the whole film here: https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/index.php/gems-for-donation "The Black Hand", True Story of a Recent Occurrence in the Italian Quarter of New York, is a short crime drama. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer. A gang by the name of Black Hand demands a big amount of money from a local businessman. If the demands are not met it threatens his daughter. Then the gang kidnaps the girl anyway and sends one of its members to collect the ransom. Directed by Wallace McCutcheon Cinematography by Billy Bitzer Starring Robert Vignola, Anthony O’Sullivan (gangsters) Distributed by Biograph Company Release date March 29, 1906 Country United States Running time 11 m. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976: "Allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."

- Kind: Feature
- Year: 1906
- Genres: Drama, Crime, Silent
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/BlackHand06)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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