D.W. Griffith Movies

  • 1908
    The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

    4.91908HD

    Based on Shakespeare's play. Petruchio courts the bad-tempered Katharina, and tries to change her aggressive behavior.

    The Taming of the Shrew
  • 1911
    The Lonedale Operator

    The Lonedale Operator

    The Lonedale Operator

    6.11911HD

    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.

    The Lonedale Operator
  • 1912
    Home Folks

    Home Folks

    Home Folks

    01912HD

    Griffith interweaves two tales of one family: A stern father rules his family by what he thinks to be the Bible's precepts, but it is simply the...

    Home Folks
  • 1916
    Fifty-Fifty

    Fifty-Fifty

    Fifty-Fifty

    51916HD

    Naomi is a young aspiring artist known to her Bohemian friends as "The Nut." Naomi's alleged nuttiness does not in any way impede the efforts by...

    Fifty-Fifty
  • 1912
    Two Daughters of Eve

    Two Daughters of Eve

    Two Daughters of Eve

    01912HD

    Calumny is one of the most despicable crimes against our neighbor, and while the wife in this story acted conventionally, she nevertheless maligned...

    Two Daughters of Eve
  • 1910
    The Gold Seekers

    The Gold Seekers

    The Gold Seekers

    01910HD

    A prospector in the Gold Rush days of ‘49 strikes pay dirt after a long struggle. He stakes the claim and stays to guard it while his wife and...

    The Gold Seekers
  • 1910
    In the Border States

    In the Border States

    In the Border States

    5.51910HD

    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,...

    In the Border States
  • 1910
    The Rocky Road

    The Rocky Road

    The Rocky Road

    41910HD

    The evils of drink cause a man to separate from his family. In time he becomes sober and prosperous. Then he meets and falls in love with a young...

    The Rocky Road
  • 1912
    The Female of the Species

    The Female of the Species

    The Female of the Species

    4.21912HD

    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...

    The Female of the Species
  • 1911
    Conscience

    Conscience

    Conscience

    01911HD

    As they have breakfast in their hunting lodge Howard jokingly tells his wife to improve her coffee or he'll shoot her. Later she meets him as he's...

    Conscience
  • 1913
    A Chance Deception

    A Chance Deception

    A Chance Deception

    01913HD

    The jealous husband saw a flirtation; the Raffles, a necklace. The husband's suspicions were further confirmed when the Raffles came out of his...

    A Chance Deception
  • 1909
    In Little Italy

    In Little Italy

    In Little Italy

    21909HD

    Marie has two suitors. She accepts Victor and rejects Tony, who stabs Victor in a fit of jealousy. When he learns that Victor is still alive, he...

    In Little Italy
  • 1913
    The Telephone Girl and the Lady

    The Telephone Girl and the Lady

    The Telephone Girl and the Lady

    51913HD

    D.W. Griffith short intercuts two different stories before mixing them together at the end. The film focuses on a telephone girl who leaves work for...

    The Telephone Girl and the Lady
  • 1909
    The Mexican Sweethearts

    The Mexican Sweethearts

    The Mexican Sweethearts

    0.51909HD

    A Mexican spitfire romances an American soldier to make her Mexican lover jealous. When the lover is about to kill his rival, she convinces him it...

    The Mexican Sweethearts
  • 1908
    Rescued from an Eagle's Nest

    Rescued from an Eagle's Nest

    Rescued from an Eagle's Nest

    5.4761908HD

    A woodsman leaves a hut followed by a woman with their baby. Nearby some men chop down a tree. The baby is left outside the hut, but an eagle flies...

    Rescued from an Eagle's Nest
  • 1912
    Gold and Glitter

    Gold and Glitter

    Gold and Glitter

    01912HD

    As the husband leaves for the lumber regions, his wife gives him a memory message to be opened after his arrival. Attracted by a maid, cherished by...

    Gold and Glitter
  • 1910
    A Romance of the Western Hills

    A Romance of the Western Hills

    A Romance of the Western Hills

    01910HD

    A young Indian girl is adopted by a white couple who treat her almost as their daughter, educating her and showering on her every attention. She is...

    A Romance of the Western Hills
  • 1909
    At the Altar

    At the Altar

    At the Altar

    3.81909HD

    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...

    At the Altar
  • 1912
    Iola's Promise

    Iola's Promise

    Iola's Promise

    51912HD

    Iola, the little Indian girl, is held captive by a gang of cutthroats but is soon rescued by Jack Harper, a prospector. She is truly grateful to...

    Iola's Promise
  • 1909
    The Suicide Club

    The Suicide Club

    The Suicide Club

    01909HD

    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....

    The Suicide Club