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1. A Corner in Wheat (1909)
G | 14 min | Short, Crime, Drama
An unscrupulous and greedy capitalist speculator decides to corner the wheat market for his own profit, establishing complete control over the markets.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Frank Powell, Grace Henderson, James Kirkwood, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 2,754
2. The Lonely Villa (1909)
8 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A gang of thieves lure a man out of his home so that they can rob it and threaten his wife and children. The family barricade themselves in an interior room, but the criminals are ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: David Miles, Marion Leonard, Mary Pickford, Gladys Egan
Votes: 1,097
3. The Adventures of Dollie (1908)
Not Rated | 12 min | Short, Action
On a warm and sunny summer's day, a mother and father take their young daughter Dollie on a riverside outing. A gypsy basket peddler happens along, and is angered when the mother refuses to... See full summary »
Directors: D.W. Griffith, G.W. Bitzer | Stars: Arthur V. Johnson, Linda Arvidson, Gladys Egan, Charles Inslee
Votes: 929
4. A Trap for Santa Claus (1909)
Not Rated | 16 min | Drama, Short
The children set a trap for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve, knowing he has to come through the window because their estate has no chimney. Their father, who abandoned them and his wife before... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Henry B. Walthall, Marion Leonard, Gladys Egan, John Tansey
Votes: 403
5. The Painted Lady (1912)
Not Rated | 12 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A lonely young woman lives with her strict father who forbids her to wear make-up. One day at an ice cream social, she meets a young man you seems interested in her. However, unknown to her... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Blanche Sweet, Madge Kirby, Charles Hill Mailes, Kate Bruce
Votes: 646
6. Votes for Women (1912)
Drama, Short
The suffrage workers are vainly endeavoring to win over Senator Herman to their cause as his vote on a certain bill they favor means its passage. May Fillmore, one of the most ardent of the... See full summary »
Director: Hal Reid | Stars: Edgena De Lespine, Gertrude Robinson, Sue Balfour, Pearl Egan
7. The Country Doctor (1909)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Drama
While caring for his sick daughter, a doctor is called away to the sickbed of a neighbor. He finds the neighbor gravely ill, and ignores his wife's pleas to come home and care for his own daughter, who has taken a turn for the worse.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Frank Powell, Florence Lawrence, Gladys Egan, Kate Bruce
Votes: 769
8. Romance of a Jewess (1908)
10 min | Drama, Short
This early D.W. Griffith short shows the director's interest in Jewish ghetto life, portrayed here with sympathy and sentimentality. The melodramatic plot involves the conflict between generations in an immigrant Jewish family.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Florence Lawrence, George Gebhardt, Gladys Egan, John R. Cumpson
Votes: 143
9. The Sunbeam (1912)
Not Rated | 17 min | Drama, Short, Romance
In a tenement boarding-house, a lonely confirmed bachelor occupies a room across the hall from a dour spinster. Children run amok in the hallways playing pranks. Believing that the bachelor... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Ynez Seabury, Kate Bruce, Claire McDowell, Dell Henderson
Votes: 420
10. Fighting Blood (1911)
18 min | Short, Action, Western
An old soldier on the frontier, the father of a dozen children, a staunch patriot himself, brings these children up with rigid military training. He conducts his household as a garrison ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: George Nichols, Kate Bruce, Robert Harron, Florence La Badie
Votes: 170
11. The Unchanging Sea (1910)
Not Rated | 14 min | Drama, Short
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 husband, although saved from drowning... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Arthur V. Johnson, Linda Arvidson, Gladys Egan, Mary Pickford
Votes: 889
12. The Stolen Jewels (1908)
11 min | Drama, Short
It would have taken more than the wonderful powers of deduction of a Sherlock Holmes to dispel the mystery that shrouded the disappearance of a case of jewels at the home of wealthy ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Harry Solter, Florence Lawrence, Linda Arvidson, Gladys Egan
Votes: 21
13. Two Little Rangers (1912)
15 min | Short, Drama, Western
"Wild Bill" Gray is a renegade and a wife-beater. He is about to start on some expedition of crime and his wife implores him to stay at home. She receives a beating for her trouble. Jim, a ... See full summary »
Director: Alice Guy | Stars: Vinnie Burns, Blanche Cornwall, Gladys Egan, Magda Foy
Votes: 68
14. The Last Drop of Water (1911)
Not Rated | 18 min | Short, Western
A wagon train heading west across the great desert runs out of water, and is attacked by Indians. One man -- their last hope -- is sent out to find water.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Blanche Sweet, Charles West, Joseph Graybill, Francis J. Grandon
Votes: 291
15. The Making of a Man (1911)
17 min | Short, Drama
A young woman becomes infatuated with the leading man of a traveling theatrical troupe. She sneaks away to join him in the next town, but her father forces her to return home...
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Dell Henderson, Blanche Sweet, Edwin August, Kate Bruce
Votes: 88
16. A Child's Stratagem (1910)
17 min | Short, Drama
Mrs. Walton is one of those jealous-natured women who misconstrues every act of civility on the part of her husband towards any one of the female sex. In truth, she has no grounds for such ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Edwin August, Stephanie Longfellow, Gladys Egan, Claire McDowell
Votes: 58
17. The Heart of an Outlaw (1909)
Short, Western
A man gets revenge on his cheating wife by killing her and her lover. He thinks he has killed his daughter as well, but she survives and is adopted by the sheriff. A few years later the man... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: James Kirkwood, Marion Leonard, Gladys Egan, Mary Pickford
Votes: 34
18. The Usurer (1910)
Not Rated | 17 min | Drama, Short
A wealthy, callous moneylender finds a terrifying way to learn about money's limitations.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: George Nichols, Grace Henderson, Alfred Paget, Anthony O'Sullivan
Votes: 282
19. They Would Elope (1909)
6 min | Short, Comedy
Two lovers elope and expect to be pursued by her father. But the clever father has tricked them into running off, and celebrates their wedding when they return home.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Billy Quirk, Mary Pickford, James Kirkwood, Kate Bruce
Votes: 72
20. What Drink Did (1909)
12 min | Short, Drama
A man returns home a mean drunk after drinks after work. When he makes a habit of it, his little girl goes searching to fetch her father home, with tragic results.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: David Miles, Florence Lawrence, Gladys Egan, Adele DeGarde
Votes: 219
21. A Child's Impulse (1910)
17 min | Short, Drama
Mrs. Thurston, a socially ambitious widow, is holding one of her famous Bohemian parties. To these functions are invited the leading lights of the several professions, actors, artists, ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Vivian Prescott, Charles West, Mary Pickford, Joseph Graybill
Votes: 84
22. The House with Closed Shutters (1910)
Not Rated | 17 min | Short, Drama, War
A Confederate soldier shames his mother and sister by going AWOL during battle. His sister takes his place, with tragic results, leaving him to live out his life in shame, hiding to protect his family name.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Henry B. Walthall, Dorothy West, Grace Henderson, Charles West
Votes: 584
23. The Voice of the Violin (1909)
16 min | Short
A music teacher is in love with Helen, one of his students, but she rejects him. In his anger he joins a communist group who plan to blow up a rich capitalist's house. When he realizes it's Helen's house, he tries to stop the plan.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Arthur V. Johnson, Marion Leonard, Frank Powell, David Miles
Votes: 182
24. Through the Breakers (1909)
11 min | Short, Drama
A society couple, neglect their young daughter in favor of their social life. When the girl becomes seriously ill, the father realizes the errors of his ways and stays home with her, ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: James Kirkwood, Marion Leonard, Adele DeGarde, Kate Bruce
Votes: 46
25. After Many Years (1908)
17 min | Drama, Short
John Davis, first mate of the brig "Gifford," is seen bidding his wife and infant a tearful adieu on the eve of the sailing of his ship. Caught in a terrible storm in the Pacific Ocean, the... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles Inslee, Florence Lawrence, Harry Solter, Gladys Egan
Votes: 86
26. The Vaquero's Vow (1908)
13 min | Action, Short, Romance
Manuella, a beautiful Mexican girl, is the object of the pure, honest affections of Renaldo, a poor Vaquero, and while she is touched by his tender attentions, she shows a decided ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles Inslee, Harry Solter, Linda Arvidson, Gladys Egan
Votes: 18
27. His Trust Fulfilled (1911)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Drama
Continuing where His Trust (1911) leaves off, George, a slave, takes care of his deceased master's daughter after her mother's death. He sacrifices his own meager savings to give the girl a... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Wilfred Lucas, Claire McDowell, Adele DeGarde, Dorothy West
Votes: 313
28. The Seventh Day (1909)
8 min | Short, Drama
A neglectful woman wants custody of her children in her divorce. The judge rules that he will give her the children only if she can demonstrate her children's love for her within a week.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: James Kirkwood, Rose King, Gladys Egan, John Tansey
Votes: 22
29. Bobby, the Coward (1911)
18 min | Short, Drama
Bobby's girlfriend thinks he's a coward when he refuses to fight a gang of toughs after they insult him. But when the gang breaks into his apartment, he fights them off, and wins his girlfriend's respect again.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Robert Harron, W. Chrystie Miller, Gladys Egan, Florence La Badie
Votes: 70
30. Behind the Scenes (1908)
9 min | Short, Drama
A mother works as a dancer to support her ill daughter. One night while performing, the mother has a vision of her child dying. She rushes home, but it is too late.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Florence Lawrence, Gladys Egan, Kate Bruce, George Gebhardt
Votes: 63
31. The Message (1909)
10 min | Short, Drama
Effie marries an honest farmer, rejecting a suitor from the city. Years later he returns and tries to persuade her to run away with him.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Frank Powell, James Kirkwood, Robert Harron, Gladys Egan
Votes: 23
32. The Medicine Bottle (1909)
5 min | Short, Drama
While she attends a party, Mrs. Ross leaves her young daughter to care for her bed-ridden mother. At the party, Mrs. Ross realizes she left the wrong medicine, and desperately tries to contact her daughter before it's too late.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Florence Lawrence, Adele DeGarde, Marion Leonard, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 17
33. A Drunkard's Reformation (1909)
13 min | Drama, Short
A drinking man arrives home, late and sozzled as usual. His wife reminds him that he promised to take their child to a play. The play proves to be a morality tale about the evils of drink; ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Arthur V. Johnson, Linda Arvidson, Adele DeGarde, Charles Avery
Votes: 273
34. Rose o' Salem Town (1910)
17 min | Short, Drama
Reliable authority states that nine million human lives were sacrificed through the zeal of fanatical reformers during the Christian epoch. Religious fanaticism was in most cases the cause,... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Dorothy West, Clara T. Bracy, Henry B. Walthall, George Nichols
Votes: 99
35. Was Justice Served? (1909)
10 min | Short, Drama
An ex-con is accused of stealing a wallet, but the real thief happens to be on the jury and refuses to vote for a guilty verdict.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: James Kirkwood, Gladys Egan, Charles Avery, Verner Clarges
Votes: 18
36. A Romany Tragedy (1911)
17 min | Drama, Short
A gypsy woman must take revenge on her lover after he kills her brother.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Claire McDowell, Gladys Egan, Joseph Graybill, Christy Cabanne
37. A Child of the Ghetto (1910)
16 min | Short, Drama
After her mother's death, Ruth struggles to support herself as a seamstress. While Ruth delivers shirts to the factory owner, the owner's son steals some money and Ruth is accused of the ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Dorothy West, Kate Bruce, Dell Henderson, Charles West
Votes: 128
38. The Zulu's Heart (1908)
13 min | Action, Short
The Zulu chief of the Amatabele tribe has an only daughter who dies of fever at age 4; in the opening scene of this Biograph story he is burying her. Scarcely has the poor bereft father ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles Inslee, George Gebhardt, Harry Solter, Florence Lawrence
Votes: 72
39. The Rocky Road (1910)
11 min | Short, Drama
The evils of drink cause a man to separate from his family. In time he becomes sober and prosperous. Then he meets and falls in love with a young woman, and they become engaged. Unbeknownst to him this young woman is his own daughter.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Frank Powell, Stephanie Longfellow, George Nichols, Edith Haldeman
Votes: 86
40. In the Border States (1910)
Not Rated | 17 min | Short, Drama, War
During the Civil War, a father living in a border state leaves to join the Union Army. After he leaves, Confederate troops forage on his property, where a soldier encounters one of his ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles West, Charles Arling, Owen Moore, William J. Butler
Votes: 567
41. The Golden Louis (1909)
5 min | Short, Drama
An anonymous donor drops a gold coin in the shoe of a homeless girl as she sleeps. A gambler with a 'sure thing' borrows the coin and wins a fortune, but he can't find her again to repay her.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Anita Hendrie, Adele DeGarde, Owen Moore, Charles Inslee
Votes: 234
42. The Christmas Burglars (1908)
11 min | Short, Comedy
It is Christmas Eve. Mrs. Martin, the poor widowed mother of a seven-year-old child, returns to her cheerless apartment, after a long day's tramp in search of work, and all in vain. The ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Florence Lawrence, Adele DeGarde, Charles Inslee, John R. Cumpson
Votes: 63
43. In the North Woods (1912)
Short, Crime, Drama
A trapper, confident of the safety of his wife and child in the boundless woods while he is away on his trip to the trading post, a day's journey, leaves for that place to dispose of the ... See full summary »
Directors: D.W. Griffith, Wilfred Lucas | Stars: Charles West, Claire McDowell, Gladys Egan, Elmer Booth
Votes: 15
44. The Crooked Road (1911)
17 min | Short, Drama
A newlywed couple faces financial hardship. They separate, and she moves away to avoid gossiping neighbors. Three years later she is forced to pawn her wedding ring. He sees it in the pawnshop and finds her again for a reconciliation.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Dell Henderson, Stephanie Longfellow, Grace Henderson, William J. Butler
Votes: 31
45. His Daughter (1911)
17 min | Short, Drama
William promises to marry his sweetheart, Mary, after completing medical school. William's father has saved enough money to set up William's medical practice. However, Mary's alcoholic father discovers the savings and steals it.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Edwin August, Florence Barker, W. Chrystie Miller, George Nichols
Votes: 38
46. What's Your Hurry? (1909)
4 min | Short, Comedy
Mary's beau arrives for a visit and she is anxious to introduce him to Papa. When Harry sees Papa walk in with a shotgun he panics and runs off in terror. Harry continues to encounter Papa everywhere and runs away, baffling the old man.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Mary Pickford, George Nichols, Kate Bruce, Billy Quirk
Votes: 58
47. His Trust: The Faithful Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of an Old Negro Servant (1911)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Drama, War
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 killed in an exciting battle sequence, ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Wilfred Lucas, Dell Henderson, Claire McDowell, Edith Haldeman
Votes: 654
48. His Sister-in-Law (1910)
17 min | Short, Drama
Eva and Blanche are two orphan sisters who live with their aunt. They are inseparable, each apparently living for the other. They vow that come what will they will never separate. However, ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lottie Pickford, Gladys Egan, Edward Dillon, Claire McDowell
Votes: 24
49. The Romance of an Old Maid (1912)
Comedy, Romance, Short
Ruth Dayton, though she was smiled at by her friends, and regarded as having reached that stage of life when heart affairs had ceased to trouble her, was nevertheless not lost to ... See full summary »
Director: Otis Turner | Stars: King Baggot, Rolinda Bainbridge, Gladys Egan, William E. Shay
50. Examination Day at School (1910)
17 min | Short, Comedy
You can catch more flies with honey than will gall, and you rule easier by kindness than by tyranny. This fact is shown in this Biograph pastoral, which indeed might prove a lesson to ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: W. Chrystie Miller, Kate Bruce, Francis J. Grandon, William J. Butler
Votes: 41