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1. 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: 561
2. The Necklace (1909)
11 min | Short, Drama
Miss Louise Leroque was one of those charming young ladies, born, as if through an error of destiny, into a family of clerks, and after she married John Kendrick, she suffered an incessant ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Rose King, Herbert Prior, Caroline Harris, Mary Pickford
Votes: 63
3. The Lonely Villa (1909)
8 min | Short, Crime, Drama
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 ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: David Miles, Marion Leonard, Mary Pickford, Gladys Egan
Votes: 1,095
4. The Maniac Cook (1909)
9 min | Short, Drama
With the family of Mr. Holland there is employed a cook who has hitherto proved herself to be an honest, faithful and willing domestic. This evening, the little family, comprising Mr. and ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Anita Hendrie, Marion Leonard, Harry Solter, Clara T. Bracy
Votes: 16
5. 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
6. Two Memories (1909)
3 min | Short, Drama
A dying man sends a note to his lost love, asking her to visit him. As a lark she does, but brings along some drunken party guests. They find him dead, and she repents her lightheartedness.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Marion Leonard, David Miles, Mary Pickford, Charles Avery
Votes: 57
7. The Violin Maker of Cremona (1909)
10 min | Short, Drama
In the little Italian city of Cremona there dwelt Taddeo Ferrari, a violin maker and student of Andrea Amati, the most famous of the craft. Ferrari's pretty daughter, Giannina, was beloved ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Herbert Prior, Mary Pickford, Owen Moore, David Miles
Votes: 149
8. The Girls and Daddy (1909)
15 min | Short, Drama
Portrays two teenage girls who are safeguarding money for their father and their reaction to a burglar's attempt to steal it.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: David Miles, Florence Lawrence, Dorothy West, Florence Barker
Votes: 88
9. Lady Helen's Escapade (1909)
8 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A bored rich woman goes slumming as a domestic at a boarding house, where she falls in love with a sensitive young musician.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Florence Lawrence, Dorothy Bernard, John R. Cumpson, Anita Hendrie
Votes: 58
10. 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
11. What Drink Did (1909)
12 min | Short, Drama
A man returns home a mean drunk after drinks after work. When he makes a habit of it, his little girl goes searching to fetch her father home, with tragic results.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: David Miles, Florence Lawrence, Gladys Egan, Adele DeGarde
Votes: 217
12. The Medicine Bottle (1909)
5 min | Short, Drama
While she attends a party, Mrs. Ross leaves her young daughter to care for her bed-ridden mother. At the party, Mrs. Ross realizes she left the wrong medicine, and desperately tries to contact her daughter before it's too late.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Florence Lawrence, Adele DeGarde, Marion Leonard, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 17
13. Jones and His New Neighbors (1909)
5 min | Short, Comedy
Jones' new house looks like all the others on the street. One night Jones enters the wrong house and finds himself in a precarious situation.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: John R. Cumpson, Florence Lawrence, Anita Hendrie, Mack Sennett
Votes: 24
14. 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
15. 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: 180
16. The Brahma Diamond (1909)
11 min | Short
An unscrupulous tourist plots to steal the famous diamond, "The Light of the World," tricking a young woman into helping him. She is caught and imprisoned, while he prepares to sell the diamond and make his getaway.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Harry Solter, George Gebhardt, Florence Lawrence, David Miles
Votes: 66
17. 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
18. 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
19. A Fool's Revenge (1909)
11 min | Short, Drama
A court fool believes the Duke is after his beautiful daughter, and arranges to have the Duke murdered. The daughter overhears the plot and, disguised in the Duke's cloak, sacrifices her life to save him.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Owen Moore, Charles Inslee, Marion Leonard, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 61
20. His Wife's Mother (1909)
6 min | Short, Comedy
Jones's mother-in-law prohibits his smoking and drinking, so he takes her out for the evening and gets her drunk.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: John R. Cumpson, Florence Lawrence, Dorothy West, Anita Hendrie
Votes: 25
21. 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: 141
22. 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: 116
23. 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
24. And a Little Child Shall Lead Them (1909)
4 min | Short, Drama
The house divided against itself has been united by the child, as was the case in this story. The dentil of the first horn, at the age of two, left the couple almost inconsolable, and the ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Marion Leonard, Arthur V. Johnson, Adele DeGarde, David Miles
Votes: 70
25. 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
26. His Duty (1909)
5 min | Drama, Short
A policeman faces a difficult decision when he finds out that his brother is a thief.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Kate Bruce, Frank Powell, Owen Moore, David Miles
Votes: 68
27. The Roue's Heart (1909)
8 min | Short, Drama
Mons. Flamant, a typical roué of the French nobility, is surrounded by all the pleasures and pastimes his fabulous wealth can procure, but still at times he suffers extreme weariness and ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Harry Solter, Marion Leonard, Linda Arvidson, John R. Cumpson
28. The French Duel (1909)
4 min | Short, Comedy
Alphonse and Gaston get into an argument over cocktails and agree to a duel.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: John R. Cumpson, Arthur V. Johnson, Charles Avery, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 52
29. Eloping with Auntie (1909)
7 min | Short
A girl is being shipped off to Europe with her aunt to break up her romance. Her suitor dresses himself as the aunt and manages to fool everyone long enough for them to elope.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Florence Lawrence, David Miles, Anita Hendrie, Arthur V. Johnson
Votes: 51
30. The Eavesdropper (1909)
7 min | Short, Drama
Hidalgo offers his daughter's hand in marriage when he can't repay a loan to Manuella. But when Manuella overhears the daughter bidding farewell to her lover, he is so moved by their devotion that he cancels the debt.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles Inslee, David Miles, Marion Leonard, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 41
31. The Honor of Thieves (1909)
11 min | Short, Crime
Ned Grattan and Mike Murphy are a couple of crooks, who have looked with longing on the extravagant display of valuables in Einstein's loan office. They figure that if one could only gain ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Florence Lawrence, Harry Solter, Owen Moore, George Gebhardt
Votes: 22
32. The Son's Return (1909)
11 min | Short, Drama
A son leaves to seek his fortune in the city. Many years later he returns and checks into his parents' inn. They don't recognize him, but noticing his fat wallet, plan to rob him.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Charles West, Herbert Prior, Anita Hendrie, Mary Pickford
Votes: 118
33. The Salvation Army Lass (1909)
15 min | Drama, Short
Mary Wilson, a neglected child of the slums, falls in with Bob Walton, a tough denizen of the lower east side, and loves him with a pure, honest affection that his low nature cannot ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Florence Lawrence, Harry Solter, Charles Inslee, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 54
34. The Criminal Hypnotist (1909)
10 min | Short, Crime
To a reception there is invited a celebrated professor of hypnotism, and during the evening he obliges with an exhibition of his wonderful powers. Several of the guests are put under the ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Owen Moore, Marion Leonard, Arthur V. Johnson, David Miles
Votes: 44
35. The Wooden Leg (1909)
3 min | Short, Comedy
A father wants to marry his daughter to a rich man, but she's in love with someone else. She borrows a tramp's wooden leg, pretending that it's hers, and the disgusted suitor rejects her.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: David Miles, Florence Lawrence, John R. Cumpson, Arthur V. Johnson
Votes: 20
36. Tragic Love (1909)
15 min | Drama, Short
Love is not in our choice, but in our fate; and whoever loved that loved not at first sight? Such was the case with Bob Spaulding, a manly fellow, who meets Dr. Rankin and his wife on the ... See full summary »
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Arthur V. Johnson, David Miles, Linda Arvidson, Florence Lawrence
Votes: 16
37. Tis an Ill Wind That Blows No Good (1909)
10 min | Short, Drama
Out-of-work, Tim steals a sandwich, then knocks out the policeman who chases him. He changes into the policeman's uniform, and is approached by a wife who needs help with her drunken husband.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Herbert Prior, Florence Lawrence, Arthur V. Johnson, Marion Leonard
Votes: 17
38. An Outcast Among Outcasts (1912)
17 min | Short, Drama
A "Blanket Tramp" is he who carries with him a blanket to shield him, and for this he is frowned upon by the regular tramps and denied the society of that quasi-genteel fraternity, and so ... See full summary »
Directors: D.W. Griffith, Wilfred Lucas | Stars: Frank Opperman, Blanche Sweet, W. Chrystie Miller, Charles West
39. The Helping Hand (1908)
15 min | Short, Drama
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Flora Finch, Linda Arvidson, Anita Hendrie, Harry Solter
Votes: 27
40. A Burglar's Mistake (1909)
10 min | Short
Henry is being blackmailed. When the blackmailer breaks into his house, Henry apprehends him at gunpoint and takes the opportunity to rid himself of the blackmailer's threat.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Harry Solter, Charles Inslee, Marion Leonard, Adele DeGarde
Votes: 69
41. The Suicide Club (1909)
4 min | Short, Comedy
One of the members of a suicide club learns he has inherited some money, but only after he drew the fatal lot and is expected to kill himself.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Barry O'Moore, Violet Mersereau, Charles Avery, Charles Craig
Votes: 17
42. The Silent Call (I) (1912)
10 min | Drama, Short
The clerk of a hotel wishes to marry the telephone girl, with whom he shares the "night shift." A traveling salesman fascinates the girl for a moment, taking her to the opera and to a ... See full summary »
Director: David Miles | Stars: Herbert Prior, Mabel Trunnelle, Jack Brammall
43. Twin Brothers (1909)
5 min | Short, Comedy
Twin brothers are separated for many years. One of them takes a job in a cheap circus where he wears a gorilla suit. He is forced to enter a lion's cage, but is relieved to see that the 'lion' is his long-lost brother.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: David Miles, Arthur V. Johnson, Herbert Prior, Linda Arvidson
Votes: 15
44. 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
45. The Way of Man (1909)
11 min | Short, Drama
A woman is scarred in an accident and refuses to stand in the way of her lover's marriage to another.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: Arthur V. Johnson, Florence Lawrence, Mary Pickford, Flora Finch
Votes: 79
46. The Closed Bible (1912)
Drama, Short
Driven to desperate expedients by the necessity of providing adequate food and shelter for his wife and baby. John Manners is tempted to avail himself of the opportunity an open window ... See full summary »
Director: David Miles | Stars: Herbert Prior, Mabel Trunnelle, George Loane Tucker, Anita Hendrie
47. 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
48. One Busy Hour (1909)
3 min | Short, Comedy
Jim decides to sell his store because business is bad. When his prospective buyer comes to look the place over, Jim offers friends and strangers money to visit the store and make it look busy.
Director: D.W. Griffith | Stars: John R. Cumpson, Herbert Prior, Charles Avery, Edward Dillon
49. How to Live 100 Years (1913)
Drama, Short
Director: David Miles | Stars: Lillian Russell, Gaston Bell
50. Pictureland (1911)
10 min | Romance, Short
The actors arrive in a motor car, and are welcomed to the hotel by the boniface and his assistants. The Americans admire the surroundings, and are agreeably surprised at what they see, and ... See full summary »
Stars: King Baggot, Anita Hendrie, David Miles, Isabel Rea
Votes: 18