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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: 2,742
2. Those Awful Hats (1909)
Not Rated | 5 min | Comedy, Short
Set in an early cinema house, this comic short illustrates the problems with the gals' hats obscuring the movie patron's line of vision.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Linda Arvidson, John R. Cumpson, Flora Finch, George Gebhardt
Votes: 1,281
3. The Sealed Room (1909)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Drama, History
A king exacts vengeance upon his faithless mistress and her lover.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Arthur V. Johnson, Marion Leonard, Henry B. Walthall, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 959
4. 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: 925
5. 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: 875
6. 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: 650
7. Edgar Allan Poe (1909)
7 min | Short, Biography, Drama
The story, while not biographical, is founded on incidents in his life, showing his devotion for his sick wife, Virginia. Desperate from his utter helplessness to ameliorate his dying ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Barry O'Moore, Linda Arvidson, Arthur V. Johnson, Charles Perley
Votes: 557
8. Enoch Arden: Part I (1911)
Not Rated | 17 min | Short, Drama
Enoch Arden, a humble fisherman, marries Annie Lee. He signs on as a sailor to make more money to support their growing family. A storm wrecks his ship, but Enoch swims to a deserted island. Annie waits vainly for his return.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Wilfred Lucas, Linda Arvidson, Francis J. Grandon, George Nichols
Votes: 405
9. 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
10. The Curtain Pole (1909)
Not Rated | 13 min | Short, Comedy
An upper class drawing room. A gentleman breaks the curtain pole and goes in search of a replacement, but he stops into a pub first. He buys a very long pole, and causes havoc everywhere he... See full summary »
Directors: D.W. Griffith, Mack Sennett | Stars: Mack Sennett, Harry Solter, Florence Lawrence, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 360
11. 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: 310
12. The Miser's Heart (1911)
Not Rated | 18 min | Short, Crime, Drama
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 girl who lives in his building.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Adolph Lestina, Ynez Seabury, Wilfred Lucas, Charles Hill Mailes
Votes: 299
13. 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
14. 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: 281
15. 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
16. 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: 232
17. A Calamitous Elopement (1908)
12 min | Short, Comedy
A young couple are enjoying a romantic interlude in the young woman's home, when her father discovers them and angrily chases the young man out of the house. They thus decide to elope, and ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Harry Solter, Linda Arvidson, Charles Inslee, George Gebhardt
Votes: 229
18. The Hessian Renegades (1909)
10 min | Drama, Short, War
During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a civilian family,... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Owen Moore, Linda Arvidson, Kate Bruce, William J. Butler
Votes: 214
19. Betrayed by a Handprint (1908)
9 min | Short, Crime
While spending the night at wealthy widow Wharton's home, Myrtle steals a pearl necklace and cleverly hides the loot. Little does she know the widow knows a thing or two about fingerprinting.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Florence Lawrence, Harry Solter, Linda Arvidson, Kate Bruce
Votes: 186
20. 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: 181
21. Balked at the Altar (1908)
12 min | Short, Comedy
Artemisia Sophia Stebbins was a lovelorn maiden who had delved deep into the mysteries of "Three Weeks," as well as being conversant with the teachings of Laura Jean Libby. Her one hobby ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Mabel Stoughton, Linda Arvidson, George Gebhardt, D.W. Griffith
Votes: 180
22. At the Altar (1909)
11 min | Short, Drama
At the Italian boarding house the male boarders were all smitten with the charms of Minnie, the landlady's pretty daughter, but she was of a poetic turn of mind and her soul soared above ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Marion Leonard, Charles Inslee, Barry O'Moore, David Miles
Votes: 179
23. The Taming of the Shrew (1908)
17 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Based on Shakespeare's play: Petruchio courts the bad-tempered Katharina, and tries to change her aggressive behavior.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Florence Lawrence, Arthur V. Johnson, Linda Arvidson, Harry Solter
Votes: 166
24. The Cricket on the Hearth (1909)
10 min | Short
After three years at sea, Edward returns home to find his sweetheart forced into an engagement with a much older man.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Owen Moore, Violet Mersereau, Linda Arvidson, Dorothy West
Votes: 163
25. Resurrection (1909)
12 min | Drama, Short
Free adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's powerful novel. The subject opens with the return home of Prince Dimitri, who meets the maid Katusha, a little peasant girl, and is instantly charmed with ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Arthur V. Johnson, Florence Lawrence, Marion Leonard, Owen Moore
Votes: 155
26. Pippa Passes; or, the Song of Conscience (1909)
11 min | Short, Drama
Pippa awakes and faces the world outside with a song. Unknown to her, the music has a healing effect on all who hear her as she passes by.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Gertrude Robinson, George Nichols, James Kirkwood, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 147
27. An Awful Moment (1908)
12 min | Drama, Short
As a judge passes sentence on a man, a gypsy woman in the audience vehemently protests, and she has to be physically removed from the courtroom. Soon afterwards, the judge returns home, and... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: George Gebhardt, Marion Leonard, Harry Solter, Florence Lawrence
Votes: 146
28. The Cord of Life (1909)
9 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an energetic, provident husband and father. His demands are met with a positive rebuff, and when he ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles Inslee, Marion Leonard, George Gebhardt, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 140
29. The Song of the Shirt (1908)
11 min | Drama, Short
Struggling with poverty and a relative's declining health, a young woman struggles to find employment.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Florence Lawrence, Linda Arvidson, Robert Harron, Mack Sennett
Votes: 140
30. The Cardinal's Conspiracy (1909)
11 min | Drama, Short
A royal woman rejects her arranged marriage. The cardinal hatches a plan: the suitor will shave and change clothes. He arranges with 4 clowns to stage an attack on the princess which he ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: James Kirkwood, Florence Lawrence, Frank Powell, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 130
31. Father Gets in the Game (1908)
10 min | Short, Comedy
After a makeover transforms him, a man flirts with his wife, his daughter and his son's girlfriend, none of whom recognize him in this early one-reel comedy of errors.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Mack Sennett, Harry Solter, George Gebhardt, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 130
32. Lines of White on a Sullen Sea (1909)
11 min | Short, Drama
Soon after their engagement, Bill goes to sea, and Emily vows to stay true until his return. Unknown to her, Bill marries another woman from a different port. Emily waits faithfully for six... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Linda Arvidson, George Nichols, James Kirkwood, Kate Bruce
Votes: 128
33. The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals (1909)
4 min | Short, Comedy
Well, here we pay another visit to the Jones' domicile, with the same amusing results, for Jones cannot help being funny, and we feel sure that his obituary, not that we are in a hurry to ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: John R. Cumpson, Florence Lawrence, Linda Arvidson, Clara T. Bracy
Votes: 119
34. Confidence (1909)
11 min | Short, Drama
A beautiful romance of a girl from the Golden West. Confidence is the flower grown from the seed of true friendship, watered by the tears of adversity, and often assailed by the blight of ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Florence Lawrence, Charles Inslee, Arthur V. Johnson, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 115
35. The Politician's Love Story (1909)
6 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
A corrupt politician, on seeing a satirical cartoon in a newspaper, rushes to the paper's offices to shoot the cartoonist. On discovering the cartoonist is a pretty woman, he falls instantly in love and wastes no time in wooing her.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Mack Sennett, Marion Leonard, Herbert Prior, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 103
36. Comata, the Sioux (1909)
10 min | Short, Western
This story of the Black Hills consistently tells of the unrequited love of a Sioux brave for his chief's daughter, and how he premonished the awful results of her ominous marriage with a ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: James Kirkwood, Marion Leonard, Arthur V. Johnson, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 100
37. At the French Ball (1908)
7 min | Short, Comedy
A husband finishes packing a suitcase, and then says good-bye to his wife. As soon as he is gone, the wife has her maid help her to dress for a costume ball. Meanwhile, the husband meets a ... See full summary »
Director: Wallace McCutcheon | Stars: D.W. Griffith, Linda Arvidson, Edward Dillon, Robert Harron
Votes: 100
38. Her First Biscuits (1909)
6 min | Comedy, Short
A new bride has made a batch of biscuits. Her husband pretends to like them, so she delivers the rest to his office. But one bite of these biscuits induces violent illness, and soon all his... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: John R. Cumpson, Florence Lawrence, Linda Arvidson, Charles Avery
Votes: 88
39. At the Crossroads of Life (1908)
9 min | Short, Drama
The daughter of a staid New England minister is brought up in absolute ignorance of the ways of the outside world, and, when she gets the slightest inkling of its glamour, it makes a ... See full summary »
Director: Wallace McCutcheon Jr. | Stars: Linda Arvidson, Florence Auer, Edward Dillon, D.W. Griffith
Votes: 87
40. The Fatal Hour (1908)
14 min | Short, Crime
Pong Lee, a Mephistophelian, saffron-skinned varlet, has for some time carried on this atrocious female white slave traffic, in which sinister business he was assisted by a stygian whelp, ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: George Gebhardt, Harry Solter, Linda Arvidson, Florence Auer
Votes: 87
41. 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
42. 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
43. The Lure of the Gown (1909)
6 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
"Fine feathers make fine birds.'' and handsome gowns make handsome women, and a handsome woman is the most fascinating thing extant. Hence it is when Isabelle appears on the scene clad in a... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Marion Leonard, Harry Solter, Florence Lawrence, Anita Hendrie
Votes: 83
44. The Day After (1909)
8 min | Short, Comedy
Mr. and Mrs. Hilton throw a New Year's Eve party. They agree not to drink the punch themselves, but as guests begin to arrive their resolve weakens, and soon they are both cavorting ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Arthur V. Johnson, Marion Leonard, W. Chrystie Miller, Blanche Sweet
Votes: 83
45. The Faded Lilies (1909)
5 min | Short, Drama
A disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his mistake, he loses his mind.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: David Miles, James Kirkwood, Linda Arvidson, Florence Barker
Votes: 82
46. Lucky Jim (1909)
5 min | Short, Drama
Gertrude chooses Jim over Jack, which makes Jack very jealous. Later Jim dies, and Jack marries Gertrude. He finds himself once again very jealous of the late Lucky Jim.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Marion Leonard, Mack Sennett, Barry O'Moore, Anita Hendrie
Votes: 82
47. 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
48. A Baby's Shoe (1909)
11 min | Short, Drama
The story tells of the young widowed mother of two children who is forced by extreme poverty to part with one of her children, a baby girl, by placing it in a basket on the door steps of a ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Florence Lawrence, Owen Moore, Linda Arvidson, George Nichols
Votes: 75
49. The Bandit's Waterloo (1908)
12 min | Short, Action
The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora. The hills of Southern Spain were infested by a gang of lawless freebooters who terrorized the country and made travel in the ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles Inslee, Linda Arvidson, Marion Leonard, Harry Solter
Votes: 67
50. Classmates (1908)
12 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Two adolescent students at college are by circumstances thrown together almost continuously. They are classmates, roommates and players on the college football team, and being stalwart, ... See full summary »
Director: Wallace McCutcheon | Stars: Edward Dillon, Linda Arvidson, D.W. Griffith
Votes: 67