D.W. Griffith Movies

  • 1908
    The Helping Hand

    The Helping Hand

    The Helping Hand

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    Mack Sennett appears as a wedding guest in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

    The Helping Hand
  • 1910
    The Modern Prodigal

    The Modern Prodigal

    The Modern Prodigal

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    In the opening of this subject we find the callow youth as he points towards the city's spires, exclaiming to his dear old mother, "Mother, there in...

    The Modern Prodigal
  • 1920
    The Idol Dancer

    The Idol Dancer

    The Idol Dancer

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    A religious zealot and his nephew are thrown together on a South Seas Island with an alcoholic beach comber and a native dancer. A battle to see who...

    The Idol Dancer
  • 1914
    The Life of General Villa

    The Life of General Villa

    The Life of General Villa

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    Silent biographical action–drama film starring Pancho Villa as himself. The movie incorporates both staged scenes and authentic live footage...

    The Life of General Villa
  • 1912
    The New York Hat

    The New York Hat

    The New York Hat

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    To fulfill a dying mother's bequest for her daughter, the town pastor purchases the daughter a stylish hat, and gossip spreads through the town.

    The New York Hat
  • 1908
    The Heart of O Yama

    The Heart of O Yama

    The Heart of O Yama

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    Pretty Miss Chrysanthemum has but little to say as to the disposal of her heart, at least, such is the custom in Japan. Her parents attend to that...

    The Heart of O Yama
  • 1909
    I Did It

    I Did It

    I Did It

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    A mother punishes her son for eating a plate of cream puffs, unaware that the daughter really did it. As the daughter watches the punishment, she...

    I Did It
  • 1910
    The Unchanging Sea

    The Unchanging Sea

    The Unchanging Sea

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    In this story set at a seaside fishing village and inspired by a Charles Kingsley poem, a young couple's happy life is turned about by an accident....

    The Unchanging Sea
  • 1911
    The Miser's Heart

    The Miser's Heart

    The Miser's Heart

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    Thieves decide to steal the money an old miser has hidden away. He refuses to open the safe for them, so they threaten to kill a little girl who...

    The Miser's Heart
  • 1911
    Her Awakening

    Her Awakening

    Her Awakening

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    An attempt to hide her working-class origins appears to have disastrous consequences for an attractive office worker.

    Her Awakening
  • 1911
    The Lonedale Operator

    The Lonedale Operator

    The Lonedale Operator

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    A young woman takes over her sick father's role as telegraph operator at a railway station, and has to deal with a team intent on train robbery.

    The Lonedale Operator
  • 1911
    His Trust

    His Trust

    His Trust

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    A Confederate officer is called off to war. He leaves his wife and daughter in the care of George, his faithful Negro servant. After the officer is...

    His Trust
  • 1908
    Romance of a Jewess

    Romance of a Jewess

    Romance of a Jewess

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    This early D.W. Griffith short shows the director's interest in Jewish ghetto life, portrayed here with sympathy and sentimentality. The melodramatic...

    Romance of a Jewess
  • 1908
    The Ingrate

    The Ingrate

    The Ingrate

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    A hunter lost in the Northern woods is rescued by a trapper and his wife. He makes advances to the wife, is rejected, and tries to kill the trapper.

    The Ingrate
  • 1909
    Drive for a Life

    Drive for a Life

    Drive for a Life

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    Harry's jealous former mistress puts poison in some candy intended for his new fiancée. Harry discovers what she has done, and races to save...

    Drive for a Life
  • 1909
    The Girls and Daddy

    The Girls and Daddy

    The Girls and Daddy

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    Sisters guarding their house from a burglar set upon stealing their daddy's money.

    The Girls and Daddy
  • 1908
    'Ostler Joe

    'Ostler Joe

    'Ostler Joe

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    'Ostler Joe
  • 1916
    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages

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    The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

    Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
  • 1910
    The Usurer

    The Usurer

    The Usurer

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    A wealthy, callous moneylender finds a terrifying way to learn about money's limitations.

    The Usurer
  • 1909
    The Cricket on the Hearth

    The Cricket on the Hearth

    The Cricket on the Hearth

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    After three years at sea, Edward returns home to find his sweetheart forced into an engagement with a much older man.

    The Cricket on the Hearth