Movies: D.W. Griffith

  • 1916
    Diane of the Follies

    Diane of the Follies (1916)

    Diane of the Follies

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    Phillips Christy an amateur sociologist from a wealthy family, subscribes to the theory that people are shaped by their environment. When he falls in love with Diane, a showgirl from the follies, he sees a chance to prove his theory, but fate interve...

    Diane of the Follies
  • 1910
    Waiter No. 5

    Waiter No. 5 (1910)

    Waiter No. 5

    01910HD

    After conducting a raid on a Rebel camp, a Czarist officer discovers that his wife has joined the revolutionaries. Out of loyalty to his wife, the officer resigns his commission and escapes with her to America. Several years later, the ex-officer is ...

    Waiter No. 5
  • 1908
    Cupid’s Pranks

    Cupid’s Pranks (1908)

    Cupid’s Pranks

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    After receiving a scolding for falling asleep on the job, Cupid is sent out in search of potential lovers to unite. While flying over a city, he finds a ballroom dance and identifies a likely couple. He is successful in getting them to meet, but many...

    Cupid’s Pranks
  • 1908
    Father Gets in the Game

    Father Gets in the Game (1908)

    Father Gets in the Game

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    D.W. Griffith film about an elderly father who grows tired of seeing his son bring home beautiful women so he gets a makeover and heads out on the prowl....

    Father Gets in the Game
  • 1914
    The Battle of the Sexes

    The Battle of the Sexes (1914)

    The Battle of the Sexes

    01914HD

    Frank Andrews is a successful businessman. He has always found pride and joy in the company of his wife, son and daughter. He suddenly finds himself enthralled by the advances of a gay young woman siren, who lives in the same apartment house as he do...

    The Battle of the Sexes
  • 1910
    As It Is in Life

    As It Is in Life (1910)

    As It Is in Life

    5.21910HD

    A man sacrifices a new marriage for the happiness of his daughter....

    As It Is in Life
  • 1909
    The Expiation

    The Expiation (1909)

    The Expiation

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    William is drawn to Edward's wife, Helen. Sensing his feelings might lead him into an affair, he decides to go away. As he says goodbye to Helen, Edward spies from behind a curtain. Soon afterwards Edward shoots himself, believing Helen can be happie...

    The Expiation
  • 1908
    The Redman and the Child

    The Redman and the Child (1908)

    The Redman and the Child

    41908HD

    A silent short about a Sioux Indian by D.W. Griffith....

    The Redman and the Child
  • 1913
    The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

    The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)

    The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

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    Two young girls are sent away to live with their uncle, which sets off a chain of events resulting in an Indian attack on the town....

    The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
  • 1908
    At the Crossroads of Life

    At the Crossroads of Life (1908)

    At the Crossroads of Life

    41908HD

    At the Crossroads of Life is a typically Victorian-style melodrama in which a girl's wishes to be an actress are condemned by her stern father, a man of the cloth who has no time for those in the acting profession....

    At the Crossroads of Life
  • 1910
    A Romance of the Western Hills

    A Romance of the Western Hills (1910)

    A Romance of the Western Hills

    01910HD

    A young Indian girl is adopted by a white couple who treat her almost as their daughter, educating her and showering on her every attention. She is happy and falls in love with the couple's nephew, but she finds the young man with his fiancée, a youn...

    A Romance of the Western Hills
  • 1909
    The Salvation Army Lass

    The Salvation Army Lass (1909)

    The Salvation Army Lass

    41909HD

    A girl from the New York slums falls in with crooks. After her love is arrested following a barfight turned deadly, her life seems directionless-- that is, until she's saved from the streets by a band of Salvationists. She enrolls, and soon afterward...

    The Salvation Army Lass
  • 1908
    For a Wife's Honor

    For a Wife's Honor (1908)

    For a Wife's Honor

    1.51908HD

    Irving Robertson, a successful playwright, has just received a message from out of town to witness the initial performance of one of his plays. As he is about to leave, Henderson, the manager, calls to pay a sum due him for royalties. At the same tim...

    For a Wife's Honor
  • 1912
    The Transformation of Mike

    The Transformation of Mike (1912)

    The Transformation of Mike

    4.51912HD

    Mike breaks into an apartment to steal an old man's money, not realizing it's his girlfriend's father. When he discovers whose apartment it is, he begs her for forgiveness....

    The Transformation of Mike
  • 1914
    The Escape

    The Escape (1914)

    The Escape

    01914HD

    A dramatic comparison between the mating habits of animals and the way humans choose their own partners. The film is now considered to be a lost film....

    The Escape
  • 1911
    Swords and Hearts

    Swords and Hearts (1911)

    Swords and Hearts

    4.61911HD

    A poor girl is secretly in love with a wealthy young planter....

    Swords and Hearts
  • 1912
    A Siren of Impulse

    A Siren of Impulse (1912)

    A Siren of Impulse

    01912HD

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    A Siren of Impulse
  • 1909
    A Burglar’s Mistake

    A Burglar’s Mistake (1909)

    A Burglar’s Mistake

    21909HD

    Henry is being blackmailed. When the blackmailer breaks into his house, Henry apprehends him at gunpoint and takes the opportunity to rid himself of the blackmailer's threat....

    A Burglar’s Mistake
  • 1910
    In Life's Cycle

    In Life's Cycle (1910)

    In Life's Cycle

    01910HD

    A story about two children that are made to promise they will not forget their recently departed mother. As the two children grow up the boy regularly visits his mother's grave, while the girl has forgotten her promise....

    In Life's Cycle
  • 1910
    The Honor of His Family

    The Honor of His Family (1910)

    The Honor of His Family

    01910HD

    An old colonel is proud as a peacock: his son leads a group of volunteers in the American Civil War. Untill one day his son returns home as a deserter....

    The Honor of His Family