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1. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Passed | 129 min | Drama
An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin
Votes: 99,924 | Gross: $0.06M
2. Duck Soup (1933)
Not Rated | 69 min | Comedy, Musical
Rufus T. Firefly is named the dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of his wealthy backer Mrs. Teasdale, contending with two inept spies who can't seem to keep straight which side they're on.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx
Votes: 62,729
3. The King of Kings (1927)
Not Rated | 160 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Jesus Christ faces religious and political oppression during his ministry and in the days before his death and resurrection.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: H.B. Warner, Dorothy Cumming, Ernest Torrence, Joseph Schildkraut
Votes: 2,412 | Gross: $1.77M
4. The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
Approved | 96 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Dr. Samuel Mudd, who was imprisoned after innocently treating President Lincoln's assassin in 1865.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Warner Baxter, Gloria Stuart, Claude Gillingwater, Arthur Byron
Votes: 2,575
5. Barbary Coast (1935)
Approved | 91 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Mary Rutledge arrives from the East, finds her fiance dead, and goes to work at the roulette wheel of Louis Charnalis' Bella Donna, a rowdy gambling house in 1850s San Francisco.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Miriam Hopkins, Edward G. Robinson, Joel McCrea, Walter Brennan
Votes: 2,046
6. The House Without a Key (1926)
Passed | 210 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
A Pathe serial in ten chapters of two-reels each: Dan Winterslip, a wealthy man in Honolulu, has not spoken to his brother, who owns a hotel next to Winterslip's estate, in over twenty ... See full summary »
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet | Stars: Allene Ray, Walter Miller, E.H. Calvert, John Webb Dillion
Votes: 46
7. Ramona (1910)
17 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Ramona is a little orphan of the great Spanish household of Moreno. Alessandro, the Indian, arrives at the Camulos ranch with his sheep-shearers, showing his first meeting with Ramona. ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Mary Pickford, Henry B. Walthall, Francis J. Grandon, Kate Bruce
Votes: 442
8. The Bride Comes Home (1935)
Approved | 83 min | Comedy, Romance
A penniless socialite is hired by two young men as a front in their plan to start a magazine. Soon, however, they find themselves more interested in her than in their publishing venture.
Director: Wesley Ruggles | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Fred MacMurray, Robert Young, William Collier Sr.
Votes: 259
9. The Lonedale Operator (1911)
Unrated | 17 min | Short, Drama, Romance
When her father becomes ill, a young woman takes over the telegraph at a lonely western railroad station. She soon gets word that the next train will deliver the payroll for a mining ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Blanche Sweet, George Nichols, Francis J. Grandon, Wilfred Lucas
Votes: 1,335
10. In Old California (1910)
17 min | Short, Drama, History
An historical dramatization of a Spanish woman during the reign of Spanish and Mexican owned California in the early 19th century.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Frank Powell, Arthur V. Johnson, Marion Leonard, Henry B. Walthall
Votes: 83
11. For the Defense (1930)
Passed | 65 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
William Powell plays William Foster, a slick attorney who stays within the law, but specializes in representing crooks and shady characters. He's adept at keeping them out of jail, winning ... See full summary »
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: William Powell, Kay Francis, Scott Kolk, William B. Davidson
Votes: 676
12. The Road to Yesterday (1925)
107 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A married couple discovers that their strained relationship is the result of unhappiness in their past lives.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Joseph Schildkraut, Jetta Goudal, Vera Reynolds, William Boyd
Votes: 181 | Gross: $0.52M
13. Manslaughter (1922)
TV-PG | 100 min | Drama
Thrill-seeking society girl Lydia causes a motorcycle policeman's death and is prosecuted by her fiancé Daniel, who describes in lurid detail the downfall of Rome. While she's in prison, she reforms and Daniel becomes a wasted alcoholic.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Leatrice Joy, Thomas Meighan, Lois Wilson, John Miltern
Votes: 511 | Gross: $1.20M
14. Along Came Youth (1930)
74 min | Comedy, Romance
Rare Paramount film, supposedly lost save for a partial nitrate, is typical boy chases girl film. Set in London, American Larry Brooks, former millionaire and now broke, pursues lovely ... See full synopsis »
Directors: Lloyd Corrigan, Norman Z. McLeod | Stars: Charles 'Buddy' Rogers, Frances Dee, Stuart Erwin, William Austin
Votes: 30
15. Don't Tell the Wife (1937)
Approved | 62 min | Comedy
A seasoned con artist and his associates discover that their scheme to get rich by selling stock in a worthless gold mine is fraught with obstacles.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Lynne Overman, Thurston Hall
Votes: 282
16. Death from a Distance (1935)
Approved | 68 min | Mystery, Thriller
While a distinguished astronomer is giving a lecture in a planetarium, a shot rings out and one of the audience members is found dead. A tough detective and a brassy female reporter lock horns as they both try to break the case.
Director: Frank R. Strayer | Stars: Russell Hopton, Lola Lane, George F. Marion, Lee Kohlmar
Votes: 212
17. The Girl and Her Trust (1912)
17 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
Some tramps assault the telegraph office trying to rob $2000 delivered by train. The telegraphist girl, trying to help, telegraphs the next station and then the men are captured.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Dorothy Bernard, Wilfred Lucas, Alfred Paget, Charles Hill Mailes
Votes: 1,298
18. I Love That Man (1933)
74 min | Crime, Drama
A woman falls in love with a con artist despite the fact that he does not want to marry her. They try to start a respectable life in a small town, but his shady past threatens to catch up with them.
Director: Harry Joe Brown | Stars: Edmund Lowe, Nancy Carroll, Robert Armstrong, Lew Cody
Votes: 39
19. Go and Get It (1920)
70 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
An intrepid newspaper reporter attempts to solve a series of murders committed by a gorilla carrying the transplanted brain of a human.
Directors: Marshall Neilan, Henry Roberts Symonds | Stars: Pat O'Malley, Wesley Barry, Agnes Ayres, J. Barney Sherry
Votes: 44
20. The Redman's View (1909)
14 min | Short, Western
An Indian village is forced to leave its land by white settlers, and must make a long and weary journey to find a new home. The settlers make one young Indian woman stay behind. This woman ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Owen Moore, Lottie Pickford, Kate Bruce, Charles Craig
Votes: 419
21. What the Daisy Said (1910)
16 min | Romance, Short
Two sisters want to know whether there is romance in their future. One sister pulls the petals off of a flower, while the other has her fortune told by a gypsy. When the gypsy tells the ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Mary Pickford, Gertrude Robinson, Joseph Graybill, Verner Clarges
Votes: 230
22. When a Man Loves (1911)
17 min | Drama, Short, Romance
While visiting an old friend, Bach is smitten by his adorable daughter. To spend more time with her, Bach pretends his car has broken down and stays with his friend as the daughter's suitor comes to elope with her.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Dell Henderson, Mary Pickford, Charles West, George Nichols
Votes: 56
23. The Mender of Nets (1912)
16 min | Short, Romance
A young woman who works mending fishermen's nets is engaged to be married. But her fiancé has an old love who refuses to let him go. Further, his former girlfriend has a brother who is willing to use violence to protect his sister's honor.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Mary Pickford, Charles West, Marguerite Marsh, W. Chrystie Miller
Votes: 252
24. The Italian Barber (1911)
17 min | Short, Comedy
Tony, the barber, on his way to the shop meets little Alice, the newsgirl, who runs a stand on a neighboring corner. He at once becomes smitten and can think of nothing else. Later they are... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Joseph Graybill, Mary Pickford, Marion Sunshine, Mack Sennett
Votes: 45
25. Lena and the Geese (1912)
17 min | Romance, Short, Fantasy
A royal girl is placed in the care of a peasant woman who has a child the same age and raises them as sisters. On her deathbed, the noble lady sends for her child. Gretchen instead sends her own daughter Lena, who takes her place at court.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Mary Pickford, J. Jiquel Lanoe, Kate Bruce, Mae Marsh
Votes: 63
26. The Mighty Barnum (1934)
Approved | 85 min | Biography, Comedy
The comic exploits of confidence trickster and showman P.T. Barnum from his early days through to the creation of The Greatest Show on Earth.
Director: Walter Lang | Stars: Wallace Beery, Adolphe Menjou, Virginia Bruce, Rochelle Hudson
Votes: 101
27. The Rose of Kentucky (1911)
17 min | Romance, Short
A farmer takes in a young orphan after her mother's death and sends her off to school. After she's grown, he encourages her to consider his younger brother as a husband. When the younger ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Wilfred Lucas, Marion Sunshine, Charles West, Kate Bruce
Votes: 87
28. Fate's Turning (1911)
17 min | Short, Romance
A young girl working as a waitress at a resort for the wealthy is swept off her feet by a rich young gentleman, and before she knows it, she's pregnant.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles West, Stephanie Longfellow, Grace Henderson, Dorothy Bernard
Votes: 80
29. The Massacre (1912)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Action, War
The story of the massacre of an Indian village, and the ensuing retaliation.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Wilfred Lucas, Blanche Sweet, Charles West, Alfred Paget
Votes: 355
30. 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: 879
31. The Battle (1911)
Not Rated | 17 min | Short, Action, Drama
Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the Union Army, one soldier runs away, hiding in his girlfriend's house. Ashamed of his cowardice, he... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles West, Blanche Sweet, Charles Hill Mailes, Spottiswoode Aitken
Votes: 375
32. Good Dame (1934)
Passed | 72 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A chorus girl gets stranded in a small midwestern town. Against her better judgement, she hooks up with a smooth-talking con artist who says he can help her get out of town.
Director: Marion Gering | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Fredric March, Jack La Rue, Noel Francis
Votes: 132
33. The Manicure Lady (1911)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Comedy
The manicure lady spurns the barber and dates a rich cad instead.
Director: Mack Sennett | Stars: Mack Sennett, Vivian Prescott, Edward Dillon, Kate Bruce
Votes: 170
34. Red Lights (1923)
70 min | Drama, Mystery
The wealthy owner of a railroad is about to be reunited with his daughter, who was kidnapped in her childhood. However, a mysterious figure is attempting to frighten the girl away by having... See full summary »
Director: Clarence G. Badger | Stars: Marie Prevost, Raymond Griffith, Johnnie Walker, Alice Lake
Votes: 29
35. 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: 289
36. Just Gold (1913)
17 min | Short, Drama
The brothers choose between love and gold. The three brothers sought the gold regions. The fourth chose to be a stay-at-home. He sought just love, and love was his reward: in the happiness ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Alfred Paget, Charles West, Joseph McDermott
Votes: 19
37. Swords and Hearts (1911)
Not Rated | 17 min | Drama, Short, War
A poor girl is secretly in love with a wealthy young planter. During the Civil War she helps him escape capture by Union soldiers. After the war, with his fortune gone, she confesses that she loves him.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Wilfred Lucas, Claire McDowell, Dorothy West, William J. Butler
Votes: 247
38. Sunshine Sue (1910)
17 min | Drama, Short
Sue is the sunshine of the old home, ever smiling, singing, and lifting the burden from her parents' shoulders in their declining years. She is beloved by honest country lad Tom, who is at ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Marion Sunshine, W. Chrystie Miller, Clara T. Bracy, Edward Dillon
Votes: 23
39. Law of the North (1932)
Passed | 55 min | Drama, Western
Hanley shoots a man and then frames Bill Roberts. Being the Judge he then holds court planning to hang Bill but Bill's friends effect his escape. Andy tries to lead Hanley astray by misleading him as to Bill's location.
Director: Harry L. Fraser | Stars: Bill Cody, Andy Shuford, Nadine Dore, William L. Thorne
Votes: 52
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: 565
41. The Mothering Heart (1913)
Not Rated | 29 min | Short, Drama
A young couple struggle to get ahead, the wife always assuaging the troubles of her melancholy husband. As he climbs the ladder of success, he abandons the homely values and takes up with ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Walter Miller, Lillian Gish, Kate Bruce, Viola Barry
Votes: 862
42. The Dream Girl (1916)
Drama
The father of San Francisco waif Meg runs an illegal liquor club and supports "English" Hal in scheme to blackmail a wealthy girl. Meg is put on probation to Benjamin Merton, father of the ... See full summary »
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Mae Murray, Theodore Roberts, Earle Foxe, James Neill
Votes: 24 | Gross: $0.07M
43. Revenge (1918)
70 min | Western
Easterner Alva Leigh arrives in the mining town of Magnet just after her fiancé, Donald Jaffray, has been murdered. Because Alva has sworn vengeance, "Sudden" Duncan, the real murderer, ... See full summary »
Director: Tod Browning | Stars: Edith Storey, Wheeler Oakman, Ralph Lewis, Alberta Ballard
Votes: 36
44. 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: 581
45. Enoch Arden: Part II (1911)
17 min | Short, Drama
Annie remains faithful to her husband, Enoch, even though he's been lost at sea for many years. Finally her grown children convince her to marry Philip, her former suitor. Enoch is rescued ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Wilfred Lucas, Linda Arvidson, Francis J. Grandon, Robert Harron
Votes: 366
46. The Blind Princess and the Poet (1911)
Short, Romance
A blind princess is informed that her sight can be restored by the first kiss of unselfish love she receives. She remains blind until a humble poet steals a kiss.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Blanche Sweet, Charles West, Francis J. Grandon, Dell Henderson
Votes: 51
47. That Chink at Golden Gulch (1910)
17 min | Western, Short
Charlie Lee, the poor chink, is the hero of this Biograph story. Having located at Golden Gulch as a laundryman, his old father is about to take his leave for his home in the Flowery ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Anthony O'Sullivan, Gertrude Robinson, Charles West, Dell Henderson
Votes: 71
48. The Two Brothers (I) (1910)
17 min | Short, Western
In Camarillo, principality of the Spanish dominion, there lived two brothers, Jose and Manuel. Born in a noble Spanish family and reared by a mother noble in both station and character, ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Arthur V. Johnson, Dell Henderson, Kate Bruce, Marion Leonard
Votes: 62
49. The Two Paths (1911)
17 min | Short, Drama
Florence and Nellie are dressmakers, sewing to eke an existence. A wealthy woman calls for a gown they have just finished. She is accompanied by an unconscionable profligate, who, tempting ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Dorothy Bernard, Wilfred Lucas, Adolph Lestina, Grace Henderson
Votes: 31
50. The Box of Chocolates (1915)
Short, Drama, Romance
Alice Lorimer thought more of her lover's box of chocolates than of the diamond necklace with which old Lorimer had sought to make her forget George Thorne, "an ordinary clerk." In his fury... See full summary »
Stars: Charles West, Frank Evans, Claire McDowell, Ruth La Belle