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Hello, I'm Dave Karger,
welcome back to TCM.

Tonight we have the
privilege of presenting

the world premieres of
two new restorations

of silent films that were
produced nearly 100 years ago.

Our next film comes
from MGM and stars

one of the most
acclaimed actresses

of the silent era, Lillian Gish.

From 1927, it's "Annie Laurie."

This is a historical
drama based on

the tragic 17th century
massacre at Glencoe,

the result of a
longstanding feud

between two Scottish clans,

Campbell and MacDonald.

For the film, the
history was altered a bit

to include a fictional romance

between a young
woman from one clan,

played by Lillian Gish,

and a young man from the other.

"Annie Laurie" was directed
by John S. Robertson,

who had previously
directed John Barrymore

in the landmark 1920 version

of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."

He would soon go on
to direct Greta Garbo

in one of her last silent films,

"The Single
Standard," from 1929.

By this point in 1927,
Lillian Gish was one of

the biggest stars in movies.

She had been making
films for 15 years,

beginning as the
protege of DW Griffith,

starring in his
groundbreaking productions

like "The Birth of a
Nation" and "Intolerance."

Gish parted ways with Griffith
and made "Annie Laurie"

after signing a new
contract with MGM.

Of all the studios in Hollywood,

MGM was one of the few

that carefully preserved
its existing silent films,

but "Annie Laurie"
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 35
millimeter nitrate copy

of the domestic version.

The print was mostly 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.

From 1927, also with Norman
Carey and Creighton Hale,

here's the world premier of

the restoration
of "Annie Laurie."

This new restoration
of "Annie Laurie"

featured original
score by Robert Israel,

who drew his inspiration
from the film's setting.

Scotland has a long and
rich musical heritage,

with folk songs and pipe tunes

that have significant
meaning and relevance

for different moments
and occasions.

Israel spent months
researching Scottish folk music

and learning from
university scholars

and professional musicians.

One of the tunes he used in
the score you just heard,

dates all the way back
to the 15th century.

There's also a
sequence in the film

where Creighton Hale,
who played Donald,

teases Lillian Gish
with a song called,

"My Loves but a Lass,"
which includes lyrics

by the famous Scottish
poet Robert Burns.

And of course, the lavish
symphonic orchestration

wouldn't have been
complete without bagpipes,

which Israel also carefully
incorporated into the score.

Up next tonight, a
recent documentary

about the process and essential
work of film preservation.

Don't go away.