D.W. Griffith

David Wark Griffith was born in Floydsfork, Kentucky, on January 22, 1875. He grew up on a farm, the son of an ex-Confederate colonel who died when Griffith was 10. An avid reader, the young Griffith eventually worked as a book clerk and later decided to pursue acting and write plays. Innovative Filming Techniques By 1908, Griffith had entered the fledgling world of moviemaking. He did acting work for the New York City film companies Edison and Biograph and went… (more)

Movies
1951	Footlight Varieties
1940	One Million B.C.
1931	The Struggle
1930	Abraham Lincoln
1929	Lady of the Pavements
1928	Drums of Love
	The Battle of the Sexes
1927	Topsy and Eva
1926	The Sorrows of Satan
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1925	Sally of the Sawdust
	That Royle Girl
1924	America
	Isn't Life Wonderful
1923	Mammy's Boy
	The White Rose
1922	One Exciting Night
1921	Dream Street
	Orphans of the Storm
1920	Remodeling Her Husband
	The Idol Dancer
	The Love Flower
	Way Down East
1919	A Romance of Happy Valley
	Broken Blossoms
	Scarlet Days
	The Fall of Babylon
	The Girl Who Stayed at Home
	The Greatest Question
	The Mother and the Law
	True Heart Susie
1918	Hearts of the World
	The Great Love
	The Greatest Thing in Life
1916	Intolerance: Love's Struggle Through the Ages
1915	The Birth of a Nation
1914	Home, Sweet Home
	Judith of Bethulia
	The Avenging Conscience
	The Battle of the Sexes
	The Escape
1913	A Girl's Stratagem
	Madonna of the Storm
	The Left-Handed Man
1912	A Pueblo Romance
	Grannie
1911	Flaming Arrows
1910	A Summer Tragedy
	His Last Dollar
	May and December
	The Affair of an Egg
1909	Bill Sharkey's Last Game
	Mamma
1908	The Black Viper

Short
1918	Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal
1914	Brute Force
	Waifs
1913	A Chance Deception
	A Misappropriated Turkey
	A Misunderstood Boy
	A Timely Interception
	A Welcome Intruder
	A Woman in the Ultimate
	An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
	Broken Ways
	Brothers
	Death's Marathon
	Drink's Lure
	During the Round-Up
	Fate
	Her Mother's Oath
	His Mother's Son
	If We Only Knew
	In the Elemental World
	Just Gold
	Love in an Apartment Hotel
	Near to Earth
	Oil and Water
	Olaf-An Atom
	The Adopted Brother
	The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
	The Coming of Angelo
	The Conscience of Hassan Bey
	The Enemy's Baby
	The Hero of Little Italy
	The House of Darkness
	The Lady and the Mouse
	The Little Tease
	The Mirror
	The Mistake
	The Mothering Heart
	The Perfidy of Mary
	The Ranchero's Revenge
	The Reformers
	The Reformers; or, The Lost Art of Minding One's Business
	The Sheriff's Baby
	The Sorrowful Shore
	The Stolen Bride
	The Stolen Loaf
	The Switch Tower
	The Telephone Girl and the Lady
	The Tender Hearted Boy
	The Unwelcome Guest
	The Wanderer
	The Yaqui Cur
	Three Friends
	Two Men of the Desert
1912	A Beast at Bay
	A Blot on the 'Scutcheon
	A Change of Spirit
	A Child's Remorse
	A Cry for Help
	A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
	A Lodging for the Night
	A Pueblo Legend
	A Sailor's Heart
	A Siren of Impulse
	A Sister's Love
	A String of Pearls
	A Tale of the Wilderness
	A Temporary Truce
	An Indian Summer
	An Outcast Among Outcasts
	An Unseen Enemy
	Billy's Stratagem
	Black Sheep
	Blind Love
	Brutality
	Fate's Interception
	For His Son
	Friends
	Gold and Glitter
	Heaven Avenges
	Heredity
	His Lesson
	Home Folks
	In the Aisles of the Wild
	In the North Woods
	Iola's Promise
	Just Like a Woman
	Lena and the Geese
	Man's Genesis
	Man's Lust for Gold
	My Baby
	My Hero
	One Is Business, the Other Crime
	So Near, Yet So Far
	The Baby and the Stork
	The Burglar's Dilemma
	The Chief's Blanket
	The Eternal Mother
	The Female of the Species
	The Girl and Her Trust
	The God Within
	The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
	The Informer
	The Inner Circle
	The Lesser Evil
	The Massacre
	The Mender of Nets
	The Musketeers of Pig Alley
	The Narrow Road
	The New York Hat
	The Old Actor
	The Old Bookkeeper
	The One She Loved
	The Painted Lady
	The Punishment
	The Root of Evil
	The Sands of Dee
	The School Teacher and the Waif
	The Spirit Awakened
	The Sunbeam
	The Transformation of Mike
	Two Daughters of Eve
	Under Burning Skies
	When Kings Were the Law
	With the Enemy's Help
1911	A Country Cupid
	A Decree of Destiny
	A Knight of the Road
	A Romany Tragedy
	A Terrible Discovery
	A Woman Scorned
	A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
	As In a Looking Glass
	Bobby, the Coward
	Conscience
	Dan the Dandy
	Enoch Arden: Part I
	Enoch Arden: Part II
	Fate's Turning
	Fighting Blood
	Fisher Folks
	Heart Beats of Long Ago
	Her Awakening
	Her Sacrifice
	His Daughter
	His Mother's Scarf
	His Trust
	His Trust Fulfilled
	His Trust: The Faithful Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of an Old Negro Servant
	How She Triumphed
	In the Days of '49
	Italian Blood
	Lily of the Tenements
	Love in the Hills
	Madame Rex
	Out from the Shadow
	Saved From Himself
	Sunshine Through the Dark
	Swords and Hearts
	Teaching Dad to Like Her
	The Adventures of Billy
	The Battle
	The Blind Princess and the Poet
	The Broken Cross
	The Chief's Daughter
	The Crooked Road
	The Diamond Star
	The Failure
	The Heart of a Savage
	The Indian Brothers
	The Italian Barber
	The Jealous Husband
	The Last Drop of Water
	The Lonedale Operator
	The Long Road
	The Making of a Man
	The Miser's Heart
	The New Dress
	The Old Confectioner's Mistake
	The Primal Call
	The Revenue Man and the Girl
	The Rose of Kentucky
	The Ruling Passion
	The Smile of a Child
	The Sorrowful Example
	The Spanish Gypsy
	The Squaw's Love
	The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of
	The Thief and the Girl
	The Trail of Books
	The Two Paths
	The Two Sides
	The Unveiling
	The Voice of the Child
	The White Rose of the Wilds
	Three Sisters
	Through Darkened Vales
	Was He a Coward?
	What Shall We Do with Our Old?
	When a Man Loves
1910	A Child of the Ghetto
	A Child's Faith
	A Child's Impulse
	A Child's Stratagem
	A Flash of Light
	A Gold Necklace
	A Knot in the Plot
	A Midnight Cupid
	A Mohawk's Way
	A Plain Song
	A Rich Revenge
	A Romance of the Western Hills
	A Salutary Lesson
	A Summer Idyll
	A Victim of Jealousy
	An Affair of Hearts
	An Arcadian Maid
	As It Is in Life
	As the Bells Rang Out!
	Examination Day at School
	Faithful
	Gold Is Not All
	Her Father's Pride
	Her Terrible Ordeal
	His Last Burglary
	His New Lid
	His Sister-In-Law
	In Life's Cycle
	In Old California
	In the Border States
	In the Season of Buds
	Little Angels of Luck
	Love Among the Roses
	Muggsy Becomes a Hero
	Muggsy's First Sweetheart
	Never Again
	Not So Bad as It Seemed
	On the Reef
	One Night and Then
	Over Silent Paths
	Ramona
	Rose O'Salem Town
	Serious Sixteen
	Simple Charity
	Sunshine Sue
	Taming a Husband
	That Chink at Golden Gulch
	The Banker's Daughters
	The Broken Doll
	The Call
	The Call to Arms
	The Cloister's Touch
	The Converts
	The Course of True Love
	The Dancing Girl of Butte
	The Duke's Plan
	The Englishman and the Girl
	The Face at the Window
	The Final Settlement
	The Fugitive
	The Gold Seekers
	The Golden Supper
	The Honor of His Family
	The House with Closed Shutters
	The Iconoclast
	The Impalement
	The Last Deal
	The Lesson
	The Man
	The Marked Time-Table
	The Message of the Violin
	The Modern Prodigal
	The Newlyweds
	The Oath and the Man
	The Purgation
	The Rocky Road
	The Smoker
	The Song of the Wildwood Flute
	The Sorrows of the Unfaithful
	The Tenderfoot's Triumph
	The Thread of Destiny
	The Twisted Trail
	The Two Brothers
	The Unchanging Sea
	The Usurer
	The Way of the World
	The Woman from Mellon's
	Thou Shalt Not
	Two Little Waifs
	Unexpected Help
	Up a Tree
	Waiter No. 5
	What the Daisy Said
	When We Were in Our Teens
	Wilful Peggy
	Winning Back His Love
1909	****
	A Baby's Shoe
	A Burglar's Mistake
	A Change of Heart
	A Convict's Sacrifice
	A Corner in Wheat
	A Drunkard's Reformation
	A Fair Exchange
	A Fool's Revenge
	A Midnight Adventure
	A New Trick
	A Rude Hostess
	A Rural Elopement
	A Sound Sleeper
	A Strange Meeting
	A Sweet Revenge
	A Trap for Santa Claus
	A Troublesome Satchel
	A Wreath in Time
	And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
	At the Altar
	Choosing a Husband
	Comata, the Sioux
	Confidence
	Edgar Allan Poe
	Eloping with Auntie
	Eradicating Aunty
	Fools of Fate
	Getting Even
	Her First Biscuits
	His Duty
	His Lost Love
	His Ward's Love
	His Wife's Mother
	His Wife's Visitor
	I Did It
	In Little Italy
	In Old Kentucky
	In a Hempen Bag
	In the Watches of the Night
	In the Window Recess
	Jealousy and the Man
	Jones and His New Neighbors
	Jones and the Lady Book Agent
	Lady Helen's Escapade
	Leather Stocking
	Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
	Love Finds a Way
	Lucky Jim
	Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
	Mr. Jones' Burglar
	Mrs. Jones Entertains
	Mrs. Jones' Lover; or, 'I Want My Hat'
	Nursing a Viper
	Oh, Uncle!
	One Busy Hour
	Pippa Passes; or, The Song of Conscience
	Pranks
	Resurrection
	Schneider's Anti-Noise Crusade
	Sweet and Twenty
	Tender Hearts
	The Awakening
	The Better Way
	The Brahma Diamond
	The Broken Locket
	The Cardinal's Conspiracy
	The Children's Friend
	The Cord of Life
	The Country Doctor
	The Cricket on the Hearth
	The Criminal Hypnotist
	The Curtain Pole
	The Day After
	The Death Disc: A Story of the Cromwellian Period
	The Deception
	The Drive for Life
	The Eavesdropper
	The Expiation
	The Faded Lilies
	The Fascinating Mrs. Francis
	The French Duel
	The Friend of the Family
	The Gibson Goddess
	The Girls and Daddy
	The Golden Louis
	The Heart of an Outlaw
	The Hessian Renegades
	The Hindoo Dagger
	The Honor of Thieves
	The Indian Runner's Romance
	The Jilt
	The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
	The Light That Came
	The Little Darling
	The Little Teacher
	The Lonely Villa
	The Lure of the Gown
	The Maniac Cook
	The Medicine Bottle
	The Mended Lute
	The Message
	The Mexican Sweethearts
	The Mills of the Gods
	The Mountaineer's Honor
	The Necklace
	The Note in the Shoe
	The Open Gate
	The Peachbasket Hat
	The Politician's Love Story
	The Prussian Spy
	The Red Man's View
	The Renunciation
	The Restoration
	The Road to the Heart
	The Roue's Heart
	The Sacrifice
	The Salvation Army Lass
	The Sealed Room
	The Seventh Day
	The Slave
	The Son's Return
	The Suicide Club
	The Test
	The Trick That Failed
	The Violin Maker of Cremona
	The Voice of the Violin
	The Way of Man
	The Welcome Burglar
	The Winning Coat
	The Wooden Leg
	They Would Elope
	Those Awful Hats
	Those Boys!
	Through the Breakers
	Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good
	To Save Her Soul
	Tragic Love
	Trying to Get Arrested
	Twin Brothers
	Two Memories
	Two Women and a Man
	Wanted, a Child
	Was Justice Served?
	What Drink Did
	What's Your Hurry?
	With Her Card
1908	A Calamitous Elopement
	A Smoked Husband
	A Woman's Way
	After Many Years
	An Awful Moment
	Balked at the Altar
	Behind the Scenes
	Betrayed by a Handprint
	Concealing a Burglar
	Deceived Slumming Party
	Father Gets in the Game
	For Love of Gold
	For a Wife's Honor
	Ingomar, the Barbarian
	Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court
	Money Mad
	Mr. Jones at the Ball
	Romance of a Jewess
	The Adventures of Dollie
	The Bandit's Waterloo
	The Call of the Wild
	The Christmas Burglars
	The Clubman and the Tramp
	The Devil
	The Fatal Hour
	The Feud and the Turkey
	The Fight for Freedom
	The Girl and the Outlaw
	The Greaser's Gauntlet
	The Guerrilla
	The Heart of O'Yama
	The Helping Hand
	The Ingrate
	The Man and the Woman
	The Pirate's Gold
	The Planter's Wife
	The Reckoning
	The Red Girl
	The Red Man and the Child
	The Song of the Shirt
	The Stolen Jewels
	The Taming of the Shrew
	The Tavern Keeper's Daughter
	The Test of Friendship
	The Valet's Wife
	The Vaquero's Vow
	The Zulu's Heart
	Where the Breakers Roar

Documentaries
1919	The World of Columbus
1916	A Day with Governor Whitman
1912	Life of Villa

Movies
1936	San Francisco
1918	Hearts of the World
1915	The Birth of a Nation
1908	A Famous Escape
	Falsely Accused!
	Hulda's Lovers
	King of the Cannibal Islands
	The Black Viper
	The Invisible Fluid
	The King's Messenger
	The Man in the Box
	The Princess in the Vase
	The Yellow Peril

Documentaries
2020	Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies - a.f.
2014	Flashback: The First World War - a.f.
2008	Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies
2007	Dawn of Sound, The: How Movies Learned to Talk (TV movie) - a.f.
	Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema - a.f.
2005	The American Experience: Mary Pickford (TV movie)
2004	Final Cut: The Making and Unmaking of Heaven's Gate - a.f.
2002	The Tramp and the Dictator - a.f.
2001	D.W. Griffith and Lillian Gish (TV movie) - a.f.
1998	Star Power: The Creation of United Artists - a.f.
	The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation' - a.f.
1997	Mary Pickford: A Life on Film - a.f.
1993	D.W. Griffith: Father of Film - a.f.
1980	Hollywood (series) - a.f.
	End of an Era - a.f. (E13)
	Hollywood Goes to War - a.f. (E04)
	Pioneers - a.f. (E01)
1975	The Moving Picture Boys in the Great War
1967	The Funniest Man in the World - a.f.
1963	Hollywood: The Great Stars (TV movie) - a.f.
1961	Hollywood: The Golden Years (TV movie) - a.f.
	The Legend of Rudolph Valentino - a.f.
1958	Der Stummfilm (TV movie) - a.f.
1921	Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 20
1920	Screen Snapshots, Series 1, No. 13

Short
1943	Flicker Flashbacks No. 1, Series 1 - a.f.
1912	A Close Call
	Helen's Marriage
	Two Daughters of Eve
1911	The Adventures of Billy
1909	At the Altar
	The Girls and Daddy
	The Hessian Renegades
	The Politician's Love Story
1908	'Ostler Joe
	A Calamitous Elopement
	At the Crossroads of Life
	At the French Ball
	Balked at the Altar
	Caught by Wireless
	Classmates
	Cupid's Pranks
	Cupid's Pranks
	Deceived Slumming Party
	Her First Adventure
	Ingomar, the Barbarian
	Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
	Professional Jealousy
	Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
	The Devil
	The Fatal Hour
	The Heart of O'Yama
	The Kentuckian
	The Music Master
	The Red Girl
	The Sculptor's Nightmare
	The Stage Rustler
	The Stolen Jewels
	When Knighthood Was in Flower

Duel in the Sun (1946)