Selected filmography

• The Golden Louis
  The Golden Louis
  -Plot:An old woman sends a girl begging in the streets of Paris on a snowy evening. Callous revelers pass her by, and she falls asleep before one donor finally drops a golden louis in her shoe. A gambler with a sure tip on roulette but no cash borrows the coin to win a fortune for the girl...
  
  (1909)
• At the Altar
  At the Altar
  At the Altar is a 1909 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey where early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century...
  
  (1909)
• The Country Doctor
  The Country Doctor (film)
  The Country Doctor is a 1909 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Prints of the film exist in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress.-Cast:* Kate Bruce as Poor Mother...
  
  (1909)
• The Hessian Renegades
  The Hessian Renegades
  The Hessian Renegades is a 1909 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Cast:* Owen Moore - American Soldier* Linda Arvidson - Farmer* Kate Bruce - Soldier's Family* William J. Butler - Farmer* Verner Clarges - Farmer* D.W. Griffith...
  
  (1909)
• The Red Man's View
  The Red Man's View
  The Red Man's View is a 1909 Western film directed by D. W. Griffith. Prints of the film exist in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and the Library of Congress.-Cast:* Owen Moore - Silver Eagle...
  
  (1909)
• A Trap for Santa
  A Trap for Santa
  A Trap for Santa Claus is a 1909 one-reel film, a Biograph Company production, directed by D.W. Griffith.-Cast:*Henry B. Walthall*Marion Leonard*Gladys Egan*Kate Bruce*William J. Butler *W. Chrystie Miller*John Tansey*Charles Craig...
  
  (1909)
• In Little Italy
  In Little Italy
  In Little Italy is a 1909 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Cast:* Marion Leonard - Marie Cadrone* George Nichols - Tony Guiletto* Henry B. Walthall - Victor* Charles Arling * Kate Bruce - At the Ball* William J...
  
  (1909)
• To Save Her Soul
  To Save Her Soul
  To Save Her Soul is a 1909 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when many of the early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century.-Cast:* Arthur V...
  
  (1909)
• Choosing a Husband
  Choosing a Husband
  Choosing a Husband is a 1909 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Florence Barker.-Cast:* Florence Barker - Gladys* Kate Bruce* Charles Craig - Bachelor* Anthony O'Sullivan - Bachelor* Billy Quirk - Bachelor...
  
  (1909)
• The Rocky Road
  The Rocky Road
  The Rocky Road is a 1910 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Frank Powell. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art.-Cast:* Frank Powell - Ben...
  
  (1910)
• All on Account of the Milk
  All on Account of the Milk
  All on Account of the Milk is a 1910 short silent drama film directed by Frank Powell, starring Mary Pickford and Blanche Sweet. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey, the Biograph Company using one of the many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry that were based there...
  
  (1910)
• The Two Brothers
  The Two Brothers (film)
  The Two Brothers is a 1910 short Western film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Cast:* Arthur V. Johnson - Jose* Dell Henderson - Manuel* Kate Bruce - The Mother* Marion Leonard - Red Rose* Charles West - A Suitor / A Mexican* Henry B. Walthall - Pedro...
  
  (1910)
• A Romance of the Western Hills
  A Romance of the Western Hills
  A Romance of the Western Hills is a 1910 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Mary Pickford and Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Library of Congress.-Cast:* Mary Pickford - Indian...
  
  (1910)
• Ramona
  Ramona (1910 film)
  Ramona is a 1910 short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith based on Helen Hunt Jackson's 1884 novel Ramona. A copy of the print survives in the Library of Congress film archive.-Cast:* Mary Pickford - Ramona* Henry B. Walthall - Alessandro...
  
  (1910)
• The Unchanging Sea
  The Unchanging Sea
  The Unchanging Sea is a 1910 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives in the Library of Congress film archive.-Cast:* Arthur V...
  
  (1910)
• What the Daisy Said
  What the Daisy Said
  What the Daisy Said is a one-reel film made by D. W. Griffith for Biograph in 1910.-Plot:Two farm sisters are feeling romantic and looking for suitors. Mary consults a gypsy who gives her a fortune that promotes his intentions to seduce her...
  
  (1910)
• The Fugitive
  The Fugitive (1910 film)
  The Fugitive is a 1910 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Prints of the film survive at the film archive of the Library of Congress and at George Eastman House.-Cast:* Kate Bruce - Confederate Mother* Edward Dillon - John, Confederate Son* Clara T...
  
  (1910)
• His Trust
  His Trust
  His Trust is a 1911 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. It concerns "The faithful devotion and self- sacrifice of an old negro servant," who is played in blackface. The film's sequel is His Trust Fulfilled. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Museum of Modern Art and the...
  
  (1911)
• His Trust Fulfilled
  His Trust Fulfilled
  His Trust Fulfilled is a 1911 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Prints of this film survive in the film archives of the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art.-Cast:* Wilfred Lucas - George* Claire McDowell - Mrs...
  
  (1911)
• The Spanish Gypsy
  The Spanish Gypsy (film)
  The Spanish Gypsy is a 1911 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Wilfred Lucas and featuring Blanche Sweet.-Cast:* Wilfred Lucas - Jose* Vivian Prescott - Pepita* Kate Bruce - Pepita's Mother* William J...
  
  (1911)
• How She Triumphed
  How She Triumphed
  How She Triumphed is a 1911 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.-Cast:* Blanche Sweet - Mary* Vivian Prescott - Mary's Cousin* Joseph Graybill - The Sweetheart* Kate Bruce* Florence La Badie* Charles West...
  
  (1911)
• Fighting Blood
  Fighting Blood
  Fighting Blood is a 1911 short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring George Nichols and featuring Lionel Barrymore and Blanche Sweet...
  
  (1911)
• A Country Cupid
  A Country Cupid
  A Country Cupid is a 1911 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives.-Cast:* Blanche Sweet - Edith* Edwin August - Jack* Edna Foster - Billy* Joseph Graybill - The Half-Wit...
  
  (1911)
• The Long Road
  The Long Road (film)
  The Long Road is a 1911 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.-Cast:* Blanche Sweet - Edith* Grace Henderson - Edith's Mother* Charles West - Ned* Claire McDowell - Ned's Wife* Edna Foster - Ned's Son...
  
  (1911)
• The Battle (1911)
• The Voice of the Child
  The Voice of the Child
  The Voice of the Child is a 1911 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was made by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company when it and many other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New Jersey at the...
  
  (1911)
• The Eternal Mother
  The Eternal Mother
  The Eternal Mother is a 1912 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when Biograph Studios and other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th...
  
  (1912)
• The Transformation of Mike
  The Transformation of Mike
  The Transformation of Mike is a 1912 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.-Cast:* Wilfred Lucas - Mike* Blanche Sweet - The Tenement Girl* Edna Foster - The Tenement Girl's Brother...
  
  (1912)
• A String of Pearls
  A String of Pearls (film)
  A String of Pearls is a 1912 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.-Cast:* Dorothy Bernard - The Poor Woman* Charles West - The Poor Woman's Brother * Kate Bruce - The Poor Woman's Mother...
  
  (1912)
• The Punishment
  The Punishment (film)
  The Punishment is a 1912 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.-Cast:* Blanche Sweet - The Fruit Grower's Daughter* J. Jiquel Lanoe - The Father* Kate Bruce - The Mother* William J...
  
  (1912)
• One Is Business, the Other Crime
  One Is Business, the Other Crime
  One Is Business, the Other Crime is a 1912 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. Prints of the film survive in the film archives of the Library of Congress and the Museum of Modern Art.-Cast:...
  
  (1912)
• The Spirit Awakened
  The Spirit Awakened
  The Spirit Awakened is a 1912 short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.-Cast:* Blanche Sweet - The Young Woman* W. Chrystie Miller - The Young Woman's Father* Kate Bruce - The Young Woman's Mother...
  
  (1912)
• A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
  A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
  A Feud in the Kentucky Hills is a 1912 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film, by the Biograph Company, was shot on the Hudson Palisades near Fort Lee, New Jersey when many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th...
  
  (1912)
• The One She Loved
  The One She Loved
  The One She Loved is a 1912 silent drama film directed by D.W. Griffith. The film, by the Biograph Company, was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century.-Cast:* Henry B...
  
  (1912)
• The Painted Lady
  The Painted Lady
  The Painted Lady is a 1912 short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives.-Cast:*Blanche Sweet - The Older Sister*Madge Kirby - The Younger Sister*Charles Hill Mailes - Their Father...
  
  (1912)
• Heredity
  Heredity (film)
  -Cast:* Harry Carey - White Renegade Father* Madge Kirby - Indian Mother* Jack Pickford - Son of White Renegade Father and Indian Mother* Walter P. Lewis - Indian Chief* Kate Bruce - Indian Woman* Lionel Barrymore - Woodsman...
  
  (1912)
• The Informer
  The Informer (1912 film)
  The Informer is a 1912 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Prints of the film survive at the film archive of the Library of Congress.-Cast:* Walter Miller - The Confederate Captain* Mary Pickford - The Confederate Captain's Sweetheart* Henry B...
  
  (1912)
• The New York Hat
  The New York Hat
  The New York Hat is a short silent film directed by D. W. Griffith from a screenplay by Anita Loos, and starring Mary Pickford, Lionel Barrymore, and Lillian Gish.-Production:...
  
  (1912)
• My Hero
  My Hero (1912 film)
  My Hero is a 1912 Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Dorothy Gish.-Cast:* Dorothy Gish - The Young Woman* Walter P. Lewis - The Young Woman's Father * Robert Harron - The Young Man* Henry B. Walthall - Indian Charlie...
  
  (1912)
• A Cry for Help
  A Cry for Help
  A Cry for Help is a 1912 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Cast:* Lionel Barrymore - The Bum* Walter Miller - The Doctor* Lillian Gish - The Maid* Harry Carey - The Thief* Kate Bruce - Undetermined Role...
  
  (1912)
• The Telephone Girl and the Lady
  The Telephone Girl and the Lady
  The Telephone Girl and the Lady is a 1913 silent drama film by D. W. Griffith.-Production:The film was prepared by Griffith and shot by his assistant, Tony O'Sullivan.Film historian William K...
  
  (1913)
• A Girl's Stratagem
  A Girl's Stratagem
  A Girl's Stratagem is a 1913 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and Frank Powell.-Cast:* Mae Marsh* Charles West* Lionel Barrymore* Kate Bruce* Harry Carey* Dell Henderson* W. Chrystie Miller* Alfred Paget...
  
  (1913)
• The Unwelcome Guest
  The Unwelcome Guest
  The Unwelcome Guest is a 1913 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Cast:* Mary Pickford - The Slavey* W. Chrystie Miller - The Old Father* Charles Hill Mailes - The Son* Claire McDowell - The Wife* Jack Pickford - One of the Children...
  
  (1913)
• The Sheriff's Baby
  The Sheriff's Baby
  The Sheriff's Baby is a 1913 silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Cast:* Alfred Paget - The Sheriff* Henry B. Walthall - First Bandit* Harry Carey - Second Bandit* Lionel Barrymore - Third Bandit...
  
  (1913)
• A Frightful Blunder
  A Frightful Blunder
  A Frightful Blunder is a 1913 silent drama film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Charles West - The Young Businessman* Viola Barry - The Young Woman* Walter Miller - The Pharmacist* Kate Bruce - The Young Woman's Mother* William A. Carroll - A Customer...
  
  (1913)
• A Misunderstood Boy
  A Misunderstood Boy
  A Misunderstood Boy is a 1913 short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Cast:* Lionel Barrymore as The Father* Kate Bruce as The Mother* Lillian Gish as The Daughter* Robert Harron as The Son* Alfred Paget as The Vigilante Leader...
  
  (1913)
• The Wanderer
  The Wanderer (1913 film)
  The Wanderer is a 1913 silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Cast:* Henry B. Walthall - The Wanderer* Charles Hill Mailes - The Father* Christy Cabanne - The Brother* Kate Bruce - The Old Woman* Lionel Barrymore - The Male Lover...
  
  (1913)
• The Stolen Loaf
  The Stolen Loaf
  The Stolen Loaf is a 1913 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Cast:* Henry B. Walthall - The poor man* Kate Bruce - The poor man's wife* Claire McDowell - The Rich Woman* Harry Carey - The Butler* William A. Carroll - At Dinner...
  
  (1913)
• The House of Darkness
  The House of Darkness
  The House of Darkness is a 1913 short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Plot:In the introduction a woman is shown descending into insanity after having lost her baby. As she mourns, she takes a blanket from the baby's cradle and starts rocking it as if it were her deceased child. This serves...
  
  (1913)
• Olaf-An Atom
  Olaf-An Atom
  Olaf-An Atom is a 1913 film directed by Anthony O'Sullivan and featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Harry Carey - Olaf, an Atom* Kate Bruce - Olaf's Mother* Charles Hill Mailes - A Parent* Claire McDowell - A Parent* Donald Crisp - The Beggar...
  
  (1913)
• Just Gold
  Just Gold
  Just Gold is a 1913 short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Cast:* Lionel Barrymore - First Brother* Alfred Paget - Second Brother* Charles West - Third Brother* Joseph McDermott - Fourth Brother* Kate Bruce - The Mother...
  
  (1913)
• The Mothering Heart
  The Mothering Heart
  The Mothering Heart is a 1913 short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the Museum of Modern Art.-Plot:...
  
  (1913)
• The Enemy's Baby
  The Enemy's Baby
  The Enemy's Baby is a 1913 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.-Cast:* Lionel Barrymore - Ben Brown* William J. Butler - Sam Miller, the Grandfather* Kate Bruce - Sam Miller's Wife* Harry Carey - Miller* Claire McDowell - Miller's Wife...
  
  (1913)
• The Strong Man's Burden
  The Strong Man's Burden
  The Strong Man's Burden is a 1913 drama film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Kate Bruce - Bob & John's Mother* Harry Carey - Bob* Lionel Barrymore - John* William J. Butler - The Doctor* Claire McDowell - The Nurse...
  
  (1913)
• The Stopped Clock
  The Stopped Clock
  The Stopped Clock is a 1913 drama film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Claire McDowell - The Antique Dealer's Daughter* Charles West - The Senior Clerk * Reggie Morris - The Junior Clerk* Kate Bruce - The Mother...
  
  (1913)
• The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
  The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
  The Battle at Elderbush Gulch is a 1913 Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and featuring Mae Marsh, Lillian Gish, and Lionel Barrymore.-Plot:...
  
  (1913)
• A Nest Unfeathered
  A Nest Unfeathered
  A Nest Unfeathered is a 1914 drama film featuring Harry Carey....
  
  (1914)
• Judith of Bethulia
  Judith of Bethulia
  Judith of Bethulia is a film starring Blanche Sweet and Henry B. Walthall. The film was produced and directed by D. W. Griffith and was the first feature-length film made by pioneering film company Biograph, although the second that Biograph released....
  
  (1914)
• The Rebellion of Kitty Belle
  The Rebellion of Kitty Belle
  The Rebellion of Kitty Belle is a 1914 short drama film directed by Christy Cabanne and starring Lillian Gish.-Cast:* Lillian Gish* Dorothy Gish* Robert Harron* Kate Bruce* Joseph Carle* Alfred Paget* Raoul Walsh -...
  
  (1914)
• His Desperate Deed
  His Desperate Deed
  His Desperate Deed is a 1915 drama film featuring Harry Carey.-Cast:* Kate Bruce* Harry Carey* Blanche Sweet* Charles West -...
  
  (1915)
• The House Built Upon Sand
  The House Built Upon Sand
  The House Built Upon Sand is a 1916 drama film directed by Edward Morrissey and starring Lillian Gish.-Cast:* Lillian Gish - Evelyn Dare* Roy Stewart - David Westebrooke* William H. Brown - Samuel Stevens* Bessie Buskirk - Josie* Jack Brammall - Ted...
  
  (1916)
• Souls Triumphant
  Souls Triumphant
  Souls Triumphant is a 1917 drama film directed by John B. O'Brien.-Cast:* Lillian Gish - Lillian Vale* Wilfred Lucas - Robert Powers* Spottiswoode Aitken - Josiah Vale* Louise Hamilton - Hattie Lee* Kate Bruce* Jennie Lee...
  
  (1917)
• Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal
  Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal
  Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal is a 1918 short film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film is considered to be lost. Produced to support the Liberty bond drive of 1918 the plot is very simple; Lillian wants to buy clothes but her mother suggests it would be more patriotic to invest in...
  
  (1918)
• The Greatest Thing in Life
  The Greatest Thing in Life
  The Greatest Thing in Life is a 1918 drama film about World War I, directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, and David Butler. The film is considered to be a lost film, as no prints are known to exist...
  
  (1918)
• A Romance of Happy Valley
  A Romance of Happy Valley
  A Romance of Happy Valley is a 1919 drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. Believed lost for almost 60 years, a print was discovered in 1965 in USSR.-Cast:* Lillian Gish - Jennie Timberlake* Robert Harron - John L. Logan Jr...
  
  (1919)
• True Heart Susie
  True Heart Susie
  True Heart Susie is an American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. A print of the film survives in the film archive of the British Film Institute...
  
  (1919)
• Way Down East
  Way Down East
  Way Down East is a silent film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. It is the best known of four film adaptations of the melodramatic 19th century play Way Down East by Lottie Blair Parker...
  
  (1920)
• The Struggle
  The Struggle (film)
  The Struggle is a sound feature film directed by D. W. Griffith, and was his only other full-sound film besides Abraham Lincoln . After several films directed by Griffith failed at the box office, this was Griffith's last film...
  
  (1931)

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