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D.W. Griffith Filmography

Name: D.W. Griffith Filmography
Creator: TMDB

Complete filmography of D.W. Griffith: 65 films in the TMDB catalog, sorted by year.

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Title↕	Year↕	Genres↕	TMDB Rating↕	Votes↕	Language↕	Overview↕
Abraham Lincoln	1,930	History, Drama	5.4	38	English	A biopic dramatizing Abraham Lincoln's life through a series of vignettes depicting its defining chapters: his romance with Ann Rutledge; his early years as a country lawyer; his marriage to Mary Todd; his debates with Stephen A. Douglas; the election of 1860; his presidency during the Civil War; and his assassination in Ford’s Theater in 1865.
The Battle of the Sexes	1,928	Drama, Comedy	4.9	11	English	Gum-chewing frizzy-haired golddigger Marie Skinner cooks up a scheme with her lover Babe Winsor, a jazz hound, to fleece a portly middle-aged real estate tycoon, William Judson. Marie moves into Judson's apartment building and contrives to meet and seduce him, plying him with compliments, music, swoons, décolletage, and batted eyes. When his loyal wife (and their two children) see him out catting with Marie at a night club, mom's devastated and confronts him. He moves out. Babe wants Marie to sell Judson worthless bonds. Will mom commit suicide? Will sis shoot the floozy? Will pops figure out he's being a fool?
The Sorrows of Satan	1,926	Drama, Romance	6.7	10	English	Geoffrey is desperately in love with Mavis, who lives at his boardinghouse and is also pursuing a writing career. Unable to marry her because of his poverty, in his anger he curses God for abandoning him. Soon Geoffrey meets Prince Lucio de Rimanez, a wealthy, urbane gentleman who informs Geoffrey that he has inherited a fortune, but that he must place himself in the Prince's hands in order to enjoy the fruits of his inheritance. What Geoffrey doesn't know is that Prince Lucio is actually Satan.
Isn't Life Wonderful	1,924	Drama, Romance	6.2	11	English	A family from Poland has been left homeless in the wake of World War I. They move to Germany and struggle to survive the conditions there, during the Great Inflation. Inga is a Polish war orphan who has only accumulated a small amount of money from the rubble and hopes to marry Paul. Weakened by poison gas, Paul begins to invest in Inga's future and he serves as their symbol of optimism.
America	1,924	Drama, History, Action	5.7	11	English	The story of a family caught up in the American Revolutionary War.
Orphans of the Storm	1,921	Drama, History, Romance	6.8	97	English	France, on the eve of the French Revolution. Henriette and Louise have been raised together as sisters. When the plague that takes their parents' lives causes Louise's blindness, they decide to travel to Paris in search of a cure, but they separate when a lustful aristocrat crosses their path.
Way Down East	1,920	Drama, Romance	7	109	English	A naive country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock.
The Love Flower	1,920	Drama	4.2	11	English	A man murders his wife's lover and escapes with his daughter to the South Pacific. A detective pursues him, joined by a young man who eventually falls in love with the daughter.
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl	1,919	Drama, Romance	6.9	238	English	The love story of an abused English girl and a Chinese Buddhist in a time when London was a brutal and harsh place to live.
True Heart Susie	1,919	Drama, Romance	6.9	48	English	Susie secretly loves her neighbor, William Jenkins, but neither, it seems, can confess their feelings for each other.
A Romance of Happy Valley	1,919	Romance, Drama	6.9	18	English	John Logan leaves his parents and sweetheart in bucolic Happy Valley to make his fortune in the city. Those he left behind become miserable and beleaguered in his absence, but after several years he returns, a wealthy man. But his embittered father, not recognizing him for who he is, plans to murder the newly-arrived "stranger" for his money.
The Greatest Question	1,919	Drama	5.9	13	English	Young Nellie Jarvis, daughter of a wandering couple, witnesses the murder of a woman by a man and his wife. Years later, "Little Miss Yes'm", as Nellie is known, returns to the area as an orphan. Locals Mr. and Mrs. Hilton, though poverty stricken, take her into their family. Fully integrated with the loving Hiltons, she wishes to relieve them of their financial strain. Nellie travels to a nearby farmhouse to gain employment from depraved Martin Cain and his paranoid wife.
Scarlet Days	1,919	Adventure, Romance, Western	5.8	10	English	Rosie Nell, a woman of disreputable dance halls in early lawless California, is wrongly charged with the murder of one of her fellow entertainers. Because her daughter, who knows nothing of her mother's station in life, is to return the next day from her school in the east, Rosie is granted three days of grace to be spent in company with her daughter at a nearby cabin. The three days begin happily enough, thanks to the serenades of heroic bandit Alvarez and the poetry of romantic Randolph. But Bagley, the dance hall manager, has seen the daughter and has determined to make her his own.
Hearts of the World	1,918	Drama, War	6	22	English	A group of youngsters grow up and love in a peaceful French village. But war intrudes and peace is shattered. The German army invades and occupies village, bringing both destruction and torture. The young people of the village resist, some successfully, others tragically, until French troops retake the town.
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages	1,916	Drama, History	7.1	366	English	The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
The Birth of a Nation	1,915	Drama, History, War	5.9	578	English	Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
Judith of Bethulia	1,914	Drama, History, War	6.1	32	English	Griffith adapts the story of the Apocryphal Book of Judith to the screen. During the siege of the Jewish city of Bethulia by the Assyrian tyrant Holofernes, a widow named Judith forms a plan to stop the war as her people suffer in starvation, nearly ready to surrender.
The Avenging Conscience	1,914	Drama, Horror	5.9	32	English	Thwarted by his despotic uncle from continuing his love affair, a young man's thoughts turn dark as he dwells on ways to deal with his uncle. Becoming convinced that murder is merely a natural part of life, he kills his uncle and hides the body. However, the man's conscience awakens; paranoia sets in and nightmarish visions begin to haunt him.
Home, Sweet Home	1,914	Drama, Fantasy	5	15	English	John Howard Payne leaves home and begins a career in the theater. Despite encouragement from his mother and his sweetheart, Payne begins to lead a life of dissolute habits, and this soon leads to ruin and misery. In deep despair, he thinks of better days, and writes a song that later provides inspiration to several others in their own times of need.
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch	1,913	Action, Western	5.9	34	English	Two young girls are sent away to live with their uncle, which sets off a chain of events resulting in an Indian attack on the town.
The Mothering Heart	1,913	Drama	5.6	34	English	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 begins an affair with a beautiful woman. His wife leaves him, returning to her mother's home where she bears a child. When the husband is abandoned by his lady friend, remorse drives him to find his wife.
Death's Marathon	1,913	Drama	5.7	33	English	Two business partners pursue the same woman. She accepts the marriage proposal of the irresponsible partner, much to her later regret. He squanders money on gambling, as his interest in her gradually wanes. One day after losing the company money in a card game, he decides to commit suicide. He telephones his wife from the office, as he puts a revolver near his head. The wife tries to keep him talking while the reliable business partner races to the office in an attempt to save his old friend. Will he make it in time?
The House of Darkness	1,913	Drama	5	13	English	A potentially violent patient in an insane asylum is calmed when he hears a nurse playing the piano. But shortly afterwards he breaks free, eludes his pursuers, and acquires a gun. He soon comes to a house where a young wife is home alone, and there is a tense confrontation.
The Musketeers of Pig Alley	1,912	Crime, Drama	6.2	100	English	A man recognizes the thief who had previously robbed him as one of the men involved in an unrelated mob shootout.
The Girl and Her Trust	1,912	Crime, Thriller, Drama, Western	6.3	45	English	A train-station telegraphist warns the next station of approaching bandits.
The New York Hat	1,912	Drama	5.6	32	English	To fulfill a dying mother's bequest for her daughter, the town pastor purchases the daughter a stylish hat, and gossip spreads through the town.
An Unseen Enemy	1,912	Drama	5.6	29	English	The physician's death orphans his two adolescent daughters. Their older brother is able to convert some of the doctor's small estate to cash. But it is late in the day, and with the banks closed he stores the money in his father's household safe. The slatternly housekeeper, aware of the money, enlists a criminal acquaintance to crack the safe. She attempts to get into the adjacent room where the sisters tremble in fear, but finds that the door is locked. The drunken housekeeper menaces them by brandishing a gun through a hole in the wall.
The Painted Lady	1,912	Drama	5.5	21	English	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, he is a burglar who is only interested in breaking into her father's house. One night she is awakened by a noise.
The Massacre	1,912	Action, War, Western	5.9	20	English	The story of the massacre of an Indian village, and the ensuing retaliation.
The Old Actor	1,912	Drama	5.4	18	English	An elderly actor who lives with his wife and daughter is dismissed from his acting job because he is considered too old. On his way home from the theatre he panics at the thought of telling his family the bad news and decides to disguise himself as a beggar. His daughter's beau accidentally gives him a five dollar gold piece, thinking that it was a smaller coin. A chase ensues with a policeman, the daughter, and her beau in hot pursuit. When caught he is recognized by his shocked daughter, but is quickly forgiven by all. Meanwhile the actor hired to replace him has already been fired and a messenger is dispatched to rehire the Old Actor to the delight of his wife, daughter, and fellow actors.
For His Son	1,912	Drama	5.5	14	English	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 drink is a success, but the son becomes addicted to it, much to his father's regret. Loosely based on the allegations that the Coca-Cola company and other soft drink manufacturers laced their soda with dope.
The Sunbeam	1,912	Drama, Comedy	6.3	14	English	Set in a tenement, a lonely confirmed bachelor occupies a room across the hall from a dour spinster. Children run amok in the hallways playing pranks on the two. A little girl from the floor above, now alone in the world, brings the pair together and brightens their lives.
The Female of the Species	1,912	Drama	4.2	14	English	A man and three women leave an abandoned mining town and travel across the desert. After the man's death, his wife plans revenge against her companion, whom the wife suspects had an affair with her deceased husband.
The Burglar’s Dilemma	1,912	Drama, Crime	5.3	10	English	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 the intruder with murder.
One Is Business, the Other Crime	1,912	Drama	5.8	10	English	Griffith intercuts between the lives of two couples married on the same day. One couple is rich, the other poor. Time passes, and in desperation over joblessness, the poor husband attempts to burgle a home, only to be captured at gunpoint by the mistress of the house. It is the home of the rich couple. While holding the poor intruder at gunpoint, the rich wife accidentally discovers evidence implicating her own husband in a bribery scheme.
Friends	1,912	Western, Romance	5.5	10	English	The orphan Dora is courted by two different gold miners.
The Lonedale Operator	1,911	Thriller, Drama, Western	6.1	53	English	A young woman takes over her sick father's role as telegraph operator at a railway station, and has to deal with a team intent on train robbery.
His Trust	1,911	History, Drama, War	4.1	23	English	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 battle, George continues in his caring duties, faithful to his trust.
His Trust Fulfilled	1,911	History, Drama, War	3.7	14	English	Continuing where His Trust (1911) leaves off, George takes care of his deceased master's daughter after her mother's death. He sacrifices his own meager savings to give the girl a good life, until the money runs out and he tries to steal money from the girl's rich cousin.
Swords and Hearts	1,911	Romance, Drama, War, History	4.6	13	English	A poor girl is secretly in love with a wealthy young planter.
The Miser's Heart	1,911	Drama	6	12	English	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 little girl who lives in his building.
The Last Drop of Water	1,911	Western	5.1	11	English	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.
The Battle	1,911	Drama, War, History	4.8	11	English	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 finds his courage and crosses enemy lines to bring help to his trapped comrades.
The Unchanging Sea	1,910	Drama	6.4	38	English	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, loses his memory. A child is on the way, and soon a daughter is born to his wife. We watch the passage of time, as his daughter matures and his wife ages. The daughter becomes a lovely young woman, herself ready for marriage. One day on the beach, the familiarity of the sea and the surroundings triggers a return of her father's memory, and we are reminded that although people age and change, the sea and the ways of the fisherfolk remain eternal.
The House with Closed Shutters	1,910	Drama, War	5.3	27	English	During the Civil War a young soldier loses his nerve in battle and runs away to his home to hide; his sister puts on his uniform, takes her brother...
Ramona	1,910	Drama, Romance, Western	4.9	19	English	Ramona, residing on her wealthy Spanish adoptive mother's rancho in California, falls in love with the Indian Alessandro. When Ramona is denied permission to marry Alessandro, the lovers elope, only to find a life of great hardship and unhappiness amidst the greed and injustice of the white landowners.
In the Border States	1,910	Drama, War	5.5	15	English	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 daughters. The father himself is wounded on a hazardous mission and must run for his life, pursued by Confederate soldiers.
The Usurer	1,910	Drama	5	11	English	A wealthy, callous moneylender finds a terrifying way to learn about money's limitations.
As It Is in Life	1,910	Drama	5.2	10	English	A man sacrifices a new marriage for the happiness of his daughter.
A Corner in Wheat	1,909	Drama	6.2	108	English	On a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread, forcing grain producers into charity lines and others further into poverty. The film contrasts the differences between the lives of those who work to grow the wheat and the life of the man who dabbles in its sale for profit.
The Lonely Villa	1,909	Thriller, Drama, Crime	6	66	English	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 well-equipped for breaking in. When the father finds out what is happening, he must race against time to get back home.
Those Awful Hats	1,909	Comedy	6	54	English	A pair of young ladies cause trouble at the cinema with their lavish hats.
The Country Doctor	1,909	Drama	6.2	39	English	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.
The Sealed Room	1,909	Romance, Drama, History, Horror	5	31	English	The Count sets out to make a private room for him and his Countess, built in such a way no one can see, hear, and most importantly, disturb them. But unbeknownst to the Count, his wife has set her eyes on the court minstrel. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's “The Cask of Amontillado” and Honoré de Balzac's “La Grande Breteche”.
Edgar Allan Poe	1,909	Drama	5.4	29	English	As Poe's lover is slowly dying, he struggles to make money to care for her.
A Trap for Santa Claus	1,909	Drama	5.5	22	English	The children of a household attempt to capture Santa, but they catch something else entirely.
The Mended Lute	1,909	Western	4.6	21	English	In an Indian tribe, a girl escapes from her father and suitor to be with the man she loves.
The Redman's View	1,909	Western	5.2	14	English	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 is thus separated from her sweetheart, whose elderly father needs his help on the journey ahead
What Drink Did	1,909	Drama	4.5	12	English	A man leaves his wife and two daughters for work in a carpentry shop. At work, he initially refuses a beer with lunch, then gives in. After work, t...
The Curtain Pole	1,909	Comedy	4.5	12	English	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 passes, accumulating an ever-growing entourage chasing him, until he escapes them through a bit of movie magic, only to discover that the pole has already been replaced.
The Cricket on the Hearth	1,909	Drama	3.7	11	English	After three years at sea, Edward returns home to find his sweetheart forced into an engagement with a much older man.
The Little Darling	1,909	Comedy	4.4	11	English	This might be termed a comedy of errors, for the overzealousness of a lot of good-hearted simple folks places them in a rather embarrassing position. Lillie Green, who keeps a boarding house, receives a letter from her old school chum, Polly Brown, whom sin hasn't seen in years, to the effect that as Lillie has never seen her little darling daughter, she will send her for a few days' visit, asking that someone meet the child at the 3:40 train. Lillie's boarders are a bunch of kind-hearted bachelors, who at once prepare to give the "Little Darling" the time of her life, buying a load of toys, etc., for her amusement, also procuring a baby carriage with which to meet her at the train. You may imagine their embarrassment when they find that Tootsie, instead of being a baby, proves to be a handsome young lady of seventeen, whose tastes run rather to garden gates, shady lanes and quiet nooks, than toys. (Moving Picture World)
A Drunkard's Reformation	1,909	Drama	5.5	10	English	A man arrives home late and drunk as usual. His wife reminds him that he's supposed to take their daughter out to a play. While watching the play, he's faced with his own drinking evils and how his life would be without them.
The Adventures of Dollie	1,908	Drama, Thriller	5.2	29	English	On a warm and sunny summer's day, a mother and father take their young daughter Dollie on a riverside outing.
A Calamitous Elopement	1,908	Comedy	4.2	11	English	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 they make plans accordingly. But as they are leaving, a thief discovers their plans, and he decides to turn the situation to his own advantage.

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