Preston Sturges the same scene. A tender love scene between Henry Fonda and Barbara Stanwyck in "The Lady Eve" was enlivened by a horse, which repeatedly poked its nose into Fonda's head. Prior to Sturges, other figures in Hollywood (such as Charlie Chaplin, D.W. Griffith, and Frank Capra) had directed films from their own scripts, however Sturges is often regarded as the first Hollywood figure to establish success as a screenwriter and then move into directing his own scripts, at a time when those roles were separate. Sturges famously sold the story for "The Great McGinty" to Paramount Pictures for $1, in
The Fall of a Nation The Fall of a Nation The Fall of a Nation is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Thomas Dixon, Jr., and is a sequel to the 1915 film "The Birth of a Nation", directed by D. W. Griffith. Dixon, Jr. attempted to cash in on the success of the controversial first film. "The Fall of a Nation" is considered to be the first ever film sequel. Based upon "The Fall of a Nation", written by the director, the film is now considered lost. "The Fall of a Nation" is an attack on the pacifism of William Jennings Bryan