The Bible in film in Genesis was the 1904 French film "Joseph Vendu Par Ses Frères" ("Joseph Sold by his Brothers"). Enrico Guazzoni's 1913 Italian epic "Quo Vadis?" is often considered the first successful feature-length motion picture and one of the first films with over two hours running time. Cecil B. DeMille specialized in extravagant epics throughout a career that spanned both the silent and sound eras. His 1923 silent version of "The Ten Commandments" (1923) included spectacular special effects for the parting of the Red Sea. De Mille followed "The Ten Commandments" in 1927 with "King of Kings", a lavish, reverential life of
Peggy George Peggy George Peggy George (1908 – 1978) was an American film actress from the silent movie era. Born Margaret George de Mille, she was the daughter of William C. de Mille; her older sister was choreographer Agnes de Mille. (William was the nephew of noted film director Cecil B. DeMille.) George married producer B. P. Fineman on September 10, 1930. The couple had one daughter, named Judith; and divorced in 1937. Subsequently, she was married to one Richard Miller. She died in 1978. As a member of the of presumed interest to the tabloids, Peggy George is name-dropped in the