D.W. Griffith
Defining films
Films by decade
Lady of the Pavements
Drums of Love
The Battle of the Sexes
The Sorrows of Satan
Sally of the Sawdust
That Royle Girl
Isn’t Life Wonderful
America
The White Rose
One Exciting Night
Orphans of the Storm
Dream Street
The Love Flower
Way Down East
The Idol Dancer
Scarlet Days
A Romance of Happy Valley
The Greatest Question
The Girl Who Stayed At Home
The Greatest Thing in Life
Hearts of the World
The Great Love
The Escape
Home, Sweet Home
The Avenging Conscience
The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
The Yaqui Cur
A Timely Interception
The Wanderer
The Sheriff’s Baby
The Little Tease
Two Men of the Desert
The Mistake
Broken Ways
The Coming of Angelo
Judith of Bethulia
The Reformers, Or the Lost Art of Minding One’s Business
Death’s Marathon
The Mothering Heart
Near to Earth
The Lady and the Mouse
Olaf-An Atom
His Mother’s Son
The House of Darkness
Brute Force
A Girl’s Stratagem
A Girl’s Stratagem
The Sorrowful Shore
The Sorrowful Shore
A Misunderstood Boy
A Misunderstood Boy
Her Mother’s Oath
Her Mother’s Oath
The Ranchero’s Revenge
The Ranchero’s Revenge
Just Gold
Just Gold
During the Round-Up
During the Round-Up
A Welcome Intruder
A Welcome Intruder
The Perfidy of Mary
The Perfidy of Mary
The Hero of Little Italy
The Hero of Little Italy
The Indian’s Loyalty
The Indian’s Loyalty
Iola’s Promise
An Unseen Enemy
An Indian Summer
One is Business, the Other Crime
Man’s Genesis
The Sands of Dee
The Telephone Girl and the Lady
Oil and Water
My Hero
Fate
The Unwelcome Guest
The Painted Lady
Three Friends
The Punishment
The Inner Circle
The Burglar’s Dilemma
The Massacre
Brutality
My Baby
Gold and Glitter
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
A Temporary Truce
Home Folks
Lena and the Geese
The One She Loved
Black Sheep
A Beast At Bay
A Lodging for the Night
The Old Actor
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
Under Burning Skies
The Narrow Road
The Mender of the Nets
The Informer
A Pueblo Legend
So Near, Yet So Far
In the Aisles of the Wild
The New York Hat
Friends
The Female of the Species
The Girl and Her Trust
The Lesser Evil
Pirate Gold
Two Daughters of Eve
Just Like a Woman
Heredity
A Cry for Help
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
An Adventure in the Autumn Woods
An Outcast Among Outcasts
An Outcast Among Outcasts
A Child’s Remorse
A Child’s Remorse
A Chance Deception
A Chance Deception
The Spirit Awakened
The Spirit Awakened
The Tender-Hearted Boy
The Tender-Hearted Boy
A Misappropriated Turkey
A Misappropriated Turkey
Brothers
Brothers
Drink’s Lure
Drink’s Lure
Heaven Avenges
Heaven Avenges
Love in an Apartment Hotel
Love in an Apartment Hotel
Man’s Lust for Gold
Man’s Lust for Gold
When Kings Were the Law
When Kings Were the Law
The Schoolteacher and the Waif
The Schoolteacher and the Waif
The God Within
The God Within
His Lesson
His Lesson
A Siren of Impulse
A Siren of Impulse
A Change of Spirit
A Change of Spirit
The Miser’s heart
The Indian Brothers
Her Awakening
The Primal Call
The Lonedale Operator
The Rose of Kentucky
Fighting Blood
Enoch Arden, part 2
Madame Rex
His Daughter
The Two Sides
The Crooked Road
The Jealous Husband
The Ruling Passion
The Adventures of Billy
As in a Looking Glass
The Baby and the Stork
For His Son
The Long Road
The Transformation of Mike
Billy’s Stratagem
The Sunbeam
A String of Pearls
A Terrible Discovery
Through Darkened Vales
Fisher Folks
The Battle
The Trail of the Books
The Unveiling
The Making of a Man
Swords and Hearts
The Voice of the Child
The Failure
Saved From Himself
The Squaw’s Love
The Revenue Man and the Girl
The Eternal Mother
A Country Cupid
The Last Drop of Water
A Woman Scorned
The Old Confectioner’s Mistake
The Old Confectioner’s Mistake
A Blot on the ‘Scutcheon
A Blot on the ‘Scutcheon
Italian Blood
Italian Blood
A Tale of the Wilderness
A Tale of the Wilderness
Her Sacrifice
Her Sacrifice
In the Days of ’49
In the Days of ’49
Sunshine Through the Dark
Sunshine Through the Dark
The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of
The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of
A Knight of the Road
A Knight of the Road
Was He A Coward?
Was He A Coward?
Robby the Coward
Robby the Coward
Enoch Arden, Part 1
Enoch Arden, Part 1
The Chief’s Daughter
The Chief’s Daughter
A Romany Tragedy
A Romany Tragedy
The White Rose of the Wilds
The White Rose of the Wilds
The Blind Princess and the Poet
The Blind Princess and the Poet
Love in the Hills
Love in the Hills
The Thief and the Girl
The Thief and the Girl
The Sorrowful Example
The Sorrowful Example
A Smile of a Child
A Smile of a Child
The Broken Cross
The Broken Cross
The Spanish Gypsy
The Spanish Gypsy
The Old Bookkeeper
The Old Bookkeeper
Dan the Dandy
Dan the Dandy
Teaching Dad to Like Her
Teaching Dad to Like Her
A Sister’s Love
A Sister’s Love
Winning Back His Love
Love Among the Roses
The Two Brothers
The Song of the Wildwood Flute
Taming a Husband
The Usurer
The Fugitive
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful
Muggsy’s First Sweetheart
The Gold Seekers
Waiter No. 5
The Way of the World
A Child of the Ghetto
A Child’s Impulse
The Iconoclast
The Golden Supper
A Flash of Light
The Newlyweds
The Thread of Destiny
In Old California
Simple Charity
The Face at the Window
Ramona
Sunshine Sue
Rose O’Salem Town
Over Silent Paths
In the Season of Buds
Unexpected Help
Conscience
The Converts
As It Is In Life
A Romance of the Western Hills
Thou Shalt Not
A Victim of Jealousy
The Purgation
The Call to Arms
The House with the Closed Shutters
The Modern Prodigal
That Chink at Golden Gulch
A Plain Song
The Lesson
His Trust
The Italian Barber
The Two Paths
Fate’s Turning
What Shall We Do With Our Old?
Faithful
The Unchanging Sea
In the Border States
What the Daisy Said
Wilful Peggy
The Broken Doll
When a Man Loves
His Trust Fulfilled
Three Sisters
An Arcadian Maid
In Life’s Cycle
Heart Beats of Long Ago
Heart Beats of Long Ago
The Diamond Star
The Diamond Star
Her Father’s Pride
Her Father’s Pride
A Summer Idyll
A Summer Idyll
Two Little Waifs
Two Little Waifs
The Lily of the Tenements
The Lily of the Tenements
His Last Burglary
His Last Burglary
A Midnight Cupid
A Midnight Cupid
His Sister-In-Law
His Sister-In-Law
A Rich Revenge
A Rich Revenge
Examination Day at School
Examination Day at School
The Final Settlement
The Final Settlement
The Marked Time-Table
The Marked Time-Table
The Banker’s Daughters
The Banker’s Daughters
Little Angels of Luck
Little Angels of Luck
As the Bells Rang Out
As the Bells Rang Out
The Implement
The Implement
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
A Wreath of Orange Blossoms
A Mohawk’s Way
A Mohawk’s Way
The Man
The Man
A Child’s Stratagem
A Child’s Stratagem
An Affair of Hearts
An Affair of Hearts
A Salutary lesson
A Salutary lesson
Gold is Not All
Gold is Not All
A Child’s Faith
A Child’s Faith
The Message of the Violin
The Message of the Violin
A Decree of Destiny
A Decree of Destiny
The Twisted Trail
The Twisted Trail
Serious Sixteen
Serious Sixteen
1776, Or the Hessian Renegade
Edgar Allen Poe
The Necklace
Sweet and Twenty
The Indian Runner’s Romance
They Would Elope
The Gibson Goddess
The Renunciation
The Seventh Day
A Fair Exchange
His Lost Love
The Broken Locket
In Old Kentucky
Sweet Revenge
The Light That Came
To Save Her Soul
Getting Even
The Medicine Bottle
The Mountaineer’s Honor
Her Terrible Ordeal
The Call
On the Reef
The Last Deal
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
The Sealed Room
The Redman’s View
Through the Breakers
The Deception
A Change of Heart
Resurrection
The Jilt
Twin Brothers
What Drink Did
The Little Darling
Jones and His New Neighbors
The Eavesdropper
The Voice of the Violin
Pranks
A Strange Meeting
The Lonely Villa
The Suicide Club
The Wooden Leg
The Test
Lady Helen’s Escapade
A Corner in Wheat
A Drunkard’s Reformation
The Son’s Return
Two Memories
Her First Biscuits
Wanted, A Child
His Wife’s Visitor
The Slave
The Death Disc
The Message
The Rocky Road
Tender Hearts
Nursing a Viper
What’s Your Hurry
The Prussian Spy
His Duty
At the Altar
Confidence
The Mended Lute
Fools of Fate
The Country Doctor
The Violin Maker of Cremona
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
The Way of Man
The Awakening
Lucky Jim
The Cord of Life
The Cardinal’s Conspiracy
The Golden Louis
The Friend of the Family
The Better Way
The Mills of the Gods
His Wife’s Mother
The Politician’s Love Story
Those Awful Hats
The Cricket on the Hearth
The Lure of the Gown
Oh, Uncle
The Restoration
The Little Teacher
The Faded Lilies
The French Duel
A Trap for Santa Claus
Pippa Passes
Comata, the Sioux
In Little Italy
In Little Italy
The Note in the Shoe
The Note in the Shoe
A Sound Sleeper
A Sound Sleeper
The Winning Coat
The Winning Coat
Lines of White on the Sullen Sea
Lines of White on the Sullen Sea
In A Hempen Bag
In A Hempen Bag
The Drive for Life
The Drive for Life
Mrs. Jones’ Lover, Or I Want My Hat!
Mrs. Jones’ Lover, Or I Want My Hat!
The Roue’s Heart
The Roue’s Heart
His Ward’s Love
His Ward’s Love
Those Boys
Those Boys
In the Watches of the Night
In the Watches of the Night
The Expiation
The Expiation
A Midnight Adventure
A Midnight Adventure
The Honor of his Family
The Honor of his Family
The Cloister’s Touch
The Cloister’s Touch
The Duke’s Plan
The Duke’s Plan
The Englishman and the Girl
The Englishman and the Girl
A Convict’s Sacrifice
A Convict’s Sacrifice
A New Trick
A New Trick
One Busy Hour
One Busy Hour
Eloping With Auntie
Eloping With Auntie
A Baby’s Shoe
A Baby’s Shoe
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
And a Little Child Shall Lead Them
A Burglar’s Mistake
A Burglar’s Mistake
Choosing a Husband
Choosing a Husband
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
Jones and the Lady Book Agent
The Children’s Friend
The Children’s Friend
A Rude Hostess
A Rude Hostess
The Road to the Heart
The Road to the Heart
The Woman from Mellon’s
The Woman from Mellon’s
Trying to Get Arrested
Trying to Get Arrested
The Dancing Girl of Butte
The Dancing Girl of Butte
Was Justice Served?
Was Justice Served?
Two Women and a Man
Two Women and a Man
The Open Gate
The Open Gate
I Did It, Mama
I Did It, Mama
The Brahma Diamond
The Brahma Diamond
A Fool’s Revenge
A Fool’s Revenge
The Peach Basket Hat
The Peach Basket Hat
The Mexican Sweethearts
The Mexican Sweethearts
Leather Stockings
Leather Stockings
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
Schneider’s Anti-Noise Crusade
In the Window Recess
In the Window Recess
Eradicating Auntie
Eradicating Auntie
A Troublesome Satchel
A Troublesome Satchel
“Tis An Ill Wind That Blows No Good
“Tis An Ill Wind That Blows No Good
The Fascinating Mrs. Frances
The Fascinating Mrs. Frances
With Her Card
With Her Card
One Night and Then
One Night and Then
The Trick That Failed
The Trick That Failed
Jealousy and the Man
Jealousy and the Man
A Woman’s Way
The Song of the Shirt
Money Mad
The Reckoning
The Guerilla
An Awful Moment
The Call of the Wild
The Barbarian, Ingomar
The Sacrifice
Behind the Scenes
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
The Man and the Woman
The Salvation Army Lass
The Greaser’s Gauntlet
The Planter’s Wife
The Girl and the Outlaw
The Pirate’s Gold
Father Gets in the Game
The Girls and Daddy
The Curtain Pole
The Taming of the Shrew
The Helping Hand
A Smoked Husband
One Touch of Nature
A Calamitous Elopement
The Fatal Hour
Balked at the Altar
Where the Breakers Roar
The Zulu’s Heart
The Devil
Mr. Jones at the Ball
For Love of Gold
After Many Years
Tragic Love
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court
The Welcome Burglar
The Welcome Burglar
The Romance of a Jewess
The Romance of a Jewess
The Criminal Hypnotist
The Criminal Hypnotist
Betrayed by a Hand Print
Betrayed by a Hand Print
The Test of Friendship
The Test of Friendship
Love Finds a Way
Love Finds a Way
The Red Girl
The Red Girl
The Honor of Thieves
The Honor of Thieves
A Rural Elopement
A Rural Elopement
The Christmas Burglars
The Christmas Burglars
Mrs. Jones Entertains
Mrs. Jones Entertains
Concealing a Burglar
Concealing a Burglar
The Adventures of Dolly
The Adventures of Dolly
A Wreath in Time
A Wreath in Time
The Vaquero’s Vow
The Vaquero’s Vow
The Tavern Keeper’s Daughter
The Tavern Keeper’s Daughter
The Feud and the Turkey
The Feud and the Turkey
The Stolen Jewels
The Stolen Jewels
The Ingrate
The Ingrate
The Maniac Cook
The Maniac Cook
For a Wife’s Honor
For a Wife’s Honor
The Clubman and the Tramp
The Clubman and the Tramp
The Heart of O’yama
The Heart of O’yama
The Redman and the Child
The Redman and the Child
The Hindoo Dagger
The Hindoo Dagger