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1. 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
2. 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
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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
7. The Man Trailer (1934)
Passed | 59 min | Western
When an ex-outlaw becomes Marshall he must face up to his old gang.
Director: Lambert Hillyer | Stars: Buck Jones, Cecilia Parker, Arthur Vinton, Clarence Geldert
Votes: 47
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. My Hero (1912)
17 min | Short, Western
Stern parents have ever been relentless obstacles in love's young dream, but it is perhaps quite doubtful if ever love could equal the accentuated bliss and anguish of these two. She ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Henry B. Walthall, Dorothy Gish, Robert Harron, Walter P. Lewis
Votes: 12
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. The Overland Limited (1925)
60 min | Drama
David Barton (Malcolm McGregor) is a train engineer with big ideas who falls in love with beautiful Ruth Dent (Olive Borden).
Director: Frank O'Neill | Stars: Malcolm McGregor, Olive Borden, Alice Lake, Ethel Wales
Votes: 14
16. The Texas Ranger (1931)
Passed | 61 min | Western
Taylor has his men burning out the ranchers. When they kill Clayton, his daughter Helen and her men turn outlaw. The Rangers send Logan, and posing as a cowhand he joins her gang. But ... See full summary »
Director: D. Ross Lederman | Stars: Buck Jones, Carmelita Geraghty, Harry Woods, Ed Brady
Votes: 30
17. The Reformers; or, the Lost Art of Minding One's Business (1913)
33 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Behold in this film the Uplifter, a peculiarity of the human species, quite convinced that all that is, is wrong. Forth to the uplift he minds everybody's business but his own, until that ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles Hill Mailes, Jennie Lee, Robert Harron, Mae Marsh
Votes: 38
18. 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
19. 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
20. The Witching Hour (1921)
70 min | Mystery, Drama
Jack Brookfield is a professional gambler. His niece, Viola, is engaged to Clay Whipple. Whipple's mother, a widow, was Brookfield's former love. Frank Hardmuth, the District Attorney, is ... See full summary »
Director: William Desmond Taylor | Stars: Elliott Dexter, Winter Hall, Ruth Renick, Robert Cain
Votes: 16
21. 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
22. 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
23. 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
24. 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
25. 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
26. 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
27. 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
28. 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
29. A Movie Star (1916)
24 min | Comedy, Short
Just as the local movie theater is about to begin showing a picture, the star of the film arrives to see the movie himself. On screen, the star must rescue his girl from danger. In the ... See full summary »
Director: Fred Hibbard | Stars: Mack Swain, Louella Maxam, Mai Wells, Ray Grey
Votes: 120
30. Josh's Suicide (1911)
Short, Comedy
Josh doesn't like the way things go at home and decides to quit and get out. Later, his wife gets what purports to be his farewell letter, which is intended to lead her to believe he has ... See full summary »
Directors: Henry Lehrman, Mack Sennett | Stars: Fred Mace, Edward Dillon, J. Jiquel Lanoe, Claire McDowell
Votes: 17
31. The Face at the Window (1910)
17 min | Short, Drama
Ralph Bradford, the son of a widowed father, had been given every advantage an indulgent parent could bestow. Having graduated at the University, he is, as his father was before him, ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Verner Clarges, Henry B. Walthall, Joseph Graybill, Vivian Prescott
Votes: 45
32. The Dawn Trail (1930)
Passed | 66 min | Western
Sheriff Larry is caught in the middle of a war between the cattlemen and the sheepmen. When Mart kills a shepherd, Larry has to arrest the Brother of the girl he plans to marry.
Director: Christy Cabanne | Stars: Buck Jones, Miriam Seegar, Charles Morton, Erville Alderson
Votes: 49
33. 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
34. 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
35. 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
36. For His Son (1912)
Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Drama
A father, anxious for his son's financial well being, develops a special soda pop called Dopokoke which is laced with cocaine. Dopokoke is advertised as relief "for that tired feeling." The... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles Hill Mailes, Charles West, Blanche Sweet, Dorothy Bernard
Votes: 424
37. The Switch Tower (1913)
11 min | Drama, Short
He was a regular boy and his father a switchman. The boy determined to be like his dad and spent his play hours around, the switch-tower. Thus at the crucial moment he was able to save his ... See full summary »
Director: Anthony O'Sullivan | Stars: Henry B. Walthall, Claire McDowell, Marion Emmons, Lionel Barrymore
Votes: 48
38. One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912)
15 min | Short, Drama
Griffith intercuts between the lives of two couples married on the same day. One couple is rich, the other is poor. Time passes, and in desperation over joblessness, the poor husband ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles West, Dorothy Bernard, Edwin August, Blanche Sweet
Votes: 331
39. Black Sheep (I) (1912)
17 min | Short, Drama
The son of the foreman of the ranch is a young man of many good qualities, but a bit wayward; drinking and gambling are passions irrepressible with him. The ranch owner's daughter has quite... See full summary »
Directors: D.W. Griffith, Wilfred Lucas | Stars: Charles West, Alfred Paget, Charles Gorman, William A. Carroll
Votes: 65
40. Let Katie Do It (1916)
50 min | Drama
Katie Standish is the family drudge on a New England farm. Her elder sister "enjoys" poor health and her mother sees to it that Katie not only does her own work but that of the weak or lazy... See full summary »
Directors: Chester M. Franklin, Sidney Franklin | Stars: Jane Grey, Tully Marshall, Luray Huntley, Charles West
Votes: 20
41. 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
42. 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
43. A Victim of Jealousy (1910)
16 min | Drama, Short
The young husband's irrational jealousy makes him suspicious of every attention bestowed upon his wife. Even the minister, who performed their marriage ceremony, making a pastoral call ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: James Kirkwood, Florence Barker, Mary Pickford, William J. Butler
Votes: 19
44. What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911)
17 min | Drama, Short
An elderly carpenter is told by a doctor that his wife is seriously ill. Soon afterwards, an insensitive shop foreman lays him off from his job because of his age. Unable to find work, and ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: W. Chrystie Miller, Claire McDowell, Adolph Lestina, George Nichols
Votes: 298
45. The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch (1912)
17 min | Short, Romance, Western
The Goddess, the prettiest and best natured girl that ever graced that little mining town, meets the tenderfoot prospector and leaves him another worshiper of her. His chances, however, are... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Blanche Sweet, Charles West, Dorothy Bernard, W. Chrystie Miller
Votes: 44
46. The Burglar's Dilemma (1912)
15 min | Short, Drama
In this latter-day Cain and Abel story, a jealous brother strikes down his sibling just as a young burglar is about to enter the house. The jealous brother summons police, who then charge ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Henry B. Walthall, Robert Harron, Harry Carey
Votes: 422
47. The Heart of Nora Flynn (1916)
50 min | Drama
Nora is nursemaid to a wealthy family and in love with their chauffeur Nolan. When she hides her mistress' lover in her room, jealous Nolan shoots him and Nora, who refuses to tell about her mistress affair, is dismissed.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Marie Doro, Elliott Dexter, Ernest Joy, Lola May
Votes: 20 | Gross: $0.09M
48. The Left-Handed Man (1913)
10 min | Short, Drama
The thief was clever and he forged around the girl's sweetheart a chain of circumstantial evidence that seemingly had no flaw. The girl's faith was great and in unraveling the mystery the ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Lillian Gish, Charles West, Harry Carey, Kathleen Butler
Votes: 16
49. The Hero of Little Italy (1913)
17 min | Short, Drama
It was on the night of the Italian ball when Maria, to tease her sweetheart, Tony, indulged in a mild flirtation with Joe, his enemy. At first Tony's jealousy was aroused, but reasoning ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles West, Blanche Sweet, Harry Carey, Charles Hill Mailes
Votes: 11
50. The Last Deal (1910)
11 min | Short, Drama
In this Biograph subject a most powerful moral is presented against all forms of gambling, and it is indeed a convincing lesson to those given to such follies, for although the hero was ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Owen Moore, Ruth Hart, Edith Haldeman, George Nichols
Votes: 26