D.W. Griffith Movie Trailers
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Love in an Apartment Hotel Trailer (1913)
27 February 1913
In the apartment hotel lived the aspiring maid, whose solicitude maintained order in the bachelor's apartment.
The Legend of Rudolph Valentino Trailer (1961)
24 May 1961
A documentary of Hollywood's first great Latin Lover, the contradictions in his personal life, and his premature death.
The Iconoclast Trailer (1910)
03 October 1910
A printer, drinking excessively and neglectful of his family obligations, is fired from his job when he offends his wealthy employer and his employer’s guests as they tour the printworks.
Her Father's Pride Trailer (1910)
04 August 1910
A Quaker father is bringing up his daughter Ann in a stern, religious manner, often disturbed by her frivolity.
Iola's Promise Trailer (1912)
14 March 1912
Iola, the little Indian girl, is held captive by a gang of cutthroats but is soon rescued by Jack Harper, a prospector.
Two Daughters of Eve Trailer (1912)
19 September 1912
Calumny is one of the most despicable crimes against our neighbor, and while the wife in this story acted conventionally, she nevertheless maligned the other woman simply because of her profession, an actress.
The Coming of Angelo Trailer (1913)
01 January 1913
Young Theresa was thought to be much favored in the love of Guido, the leader of the Italian colony. Then Angelo came.
Rose o' Salem Town Trailer (1910)
25 September 1910
A young girl living in Salem attracts the attentions of The Puritan. After he's brushed off by the girl, he becomes furious and desiring revenge, declares to a council of elders that the girl and her mother are witches.
The Little Tease Trailer (1913)
12 April 1913
The supposition was that she was born a tease, for from her first teeth to the time she was almost grown, she vented her witcheries on her unsuspecting parents and the wild things of her mountain home.
Simple Charity Trailer (1910)
10 November 1910
A pretty young woman attempts to help a poor, old couple while attracting the attention of a handsome doctor.
A Plain Song Trailer (1910)
28 November 1910
Edith is a salesgirl in a department store who envys her store-mates, as she views them passing by with their sweethearts, lighthearted and happy.
Examination Day at School Trailer (1910)
29 September 1910
A rural schoolmaster, beloved by his pupils, is dismissed from his teaching post when the county’s visiting school inspector is mildly ridiculed in a cartoon which a mischievous pupil has drawn on a blackboard.
A Girl of the Timber Claims Trailer (1917)
11 February 1917
A homesteader (Constance Talmadge) shoots a man she believes is a "claim jumper," only to discover he is a government inspector.
The Sunbeam Trailer (1912)
26 February 1912
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.
That Royle Girl Trailer (1925)
07 December 1925
Joan Royle, beautiful but naive model who came from the slums, falls for Fred Ketlar, the leader of a dance band.
The Faded Lilies Trailer (1909)
17 June 1909
A disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his mistake, he loses his mind.
The Renunciation Trailer (1909)
19 July 1909
Two miners are fighting over a woman, and one is about to murder the other in his sleep. At the critical moment, the woman introduces her fiancé from the city.
His Mother's Son Trailer (1913)
31 May 1913
The hardship of earning an existence for the family made it impossible for the mother to approve the little pretty things which her daughter liked.
The Broken Locket Trailer (1909)
16 September 1909
George Peabody is a young man who has been giving free rein to his inclinations, the principal one being drink.
Lillian Gish in a Liberty Loan Appeal Trailer (1918)
17 November 1918
Instead of buying bonds, Lillian buys new clothes. Then she has a dream that her home has been invaded by German soldiers, and her family has been taken away.
Footlight Varieties Trailer (1951)
21 March 1951
A compilation of scenes and acts from various comedy and musical shorts over the years.
One Is Business, the Other Crime Trailer (1912)
24 April 1912
Griffith intercuts between the lives of two couples married on the same day. One couple is rich, the other poor.
The Rose of Kentucky Trailer (1911)
24 August 1911
A farmer takes in a young orphan after her mother's death and sends her off to school. After she's grown, he encourages her to consider his younger brother as a husband.
The Lady and the Mouse Trailer (1913)
26 April 1913
The question is, would the young tramp really have fallen in love with the groceryman's daughter if he had not caught her in the heart struggle? Be that as it may, she could not find it in her to drown the unwelcome visitor to the pantry, so she let it go and the silent little drama witnessed by the tramp greatly impressed him.
A Flash of Light Trailer (1910)
17 July 1910
An experiment goes wrong and blinds a newly married chemist. The chemist's wife does not want to take on the burden of caring for the blind chemist, and her younger sister take her place.
The Suicide Club Trailer (1909)
03 May 1909
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 Marriage of Molly-O Trailer (1916)
06 August 1916
Brutal rental agent Joseph McGuire demands that Molly-O marry McGuire's son Denny, lest her family be thrown out of their humble shack.
The Massacre Trailer (1912)
19 December 1912
The story of the massacre of an Indian village, and the ensuing retaliation.
Confidence Trailer (1909)
15 April 1909
Nellie flees her old life and goes east to become a nurse, where she marries a doctor. One of her old colleagues finds her and tries to blackmail her.
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch Trailer (1912)
25 March 1912
The Goddess, the prettiest and best-natured girl that ever graced that little mining town, meets the tenderfoot prospector and leaves him another worshiper of her.
The Informer Trailer (1912)
21 November 1912
The young lover leaving home at the opening of the war to join the Confederate Army, tells his brother to take care of his fatherless sweetheart during the perilous times which are to follow.
On the Reef Trailer (1910)
17 January 1910
Grace Wallace was the only child of a widow of decidedly meager means. Mr. Rupert Howland, a widower of considerable wealth, the father of a girl child, and an old friend of the family, often surreptitiously helped them.
The Converts Trailer (1910)
08 February 1910
A dance hall girl is converted to a religious life by a phony evangelist. But can he, himself, be saved?
Trying to Get Arrested Trailer (1909)
05 April 1909
A tramp tries to get himself arrested so he can sleep in the nice, warm jail, but the police keep ignoring him or arresting the wrong person.
When a Man Loves Trailer (1911)
05 January 1911
Mr. Bach, a wealthy man, visits the scenes of his boyhood days in his auto and meets farmer Brown, his boyhood friend.
An Arcadian Maid Trailer (1910)
01 August 1910
A young maiden is seduced by a charming traveling peddler who persuades her to steal from her host family in order to repay his gambling debts.
Enoch Arden: Part I Trailer (1911)
12 June 1911
Enoch Arden, a humble fisherman, marries Annie Lee. He signs on as a sailor to make more money to support their growing family.
The Telephone Girl and the Lady Trailer (1913)
06 January 1913
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 her lunch break at the same time as "The Lady" goes to a jewelry store to pick up some priceless jewels.
An Indian Summer Trailer (1912)
08 July 1912
A lonely old widower arrives in town and seeks out a pleasant boarding place. The house he selects may be pleasant and homelike, but most of all it is owned by a widow, and managed by her daughter.
The Sands of Dee Trailer (1912)
21 February 1912
A young girl who lives by the sea with her parents, is the object of one fellows affection. One day she meets a wily artist painting on the beach, he seduces the young girl and gives her a ring, with the promise of marriage.
Winning Back His Love Trailer (1910)
25 December 1910
A Husband thinks the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. His wife shows him its not.
A Cry for Help Trailer (1912)
23 December 1912
Knocked down by an automobile, the intoxicated tramp is taken to the doctor's house, received and treated to a square meal.
Broken Ways Trailer (1913)
08 March 1913
In this story the young wife concerned is called upon to solve a rather momentous question. After separating from her husband, whom she has discovered to be a brute and a criminal, she is about to give herself to another man, believing her husband dead, when he appears before her fleeing from justice.
The Conscience of Hassan Bey Trailer (1913)
20 December 1913
From the dungeon where the lean beasts prowled, Hassan Bey summoned from her young lover's arms the old rug maker's daughter.
The Lesser Evil Trailer (1912)
29 April 1912
A young woman's peaceful existence is shattered when she is abducted by the crew of a boat of smugglers, who then also turn against their captain.
A Victim of Jealousy Trailer (1910)
09 June 1910
The young husband's irrational jealousy makes him suspicious of every attention bestowed upon his wife.
The Sorrows of Satan Trailer (1926)
12 October 1926
Geoffrey is desperately in love with Mavis, who lives at his boardinghouse and is also pursuing a writing career.
The Unveiling Trailer (1911)
16 October 1911
The boy, who is the idol of his widowed mother, returns from college with a collegiate record she is justly proud of.
As It Is in Life Trailer (1910)
04 April 1910
A man sacrifices a new marriage for the happiness of his daughter.
The Honor of His Family Trailer (1910)
24 January 1910
An old colonel is proud as a peacock: his son leads a group of volunteers in the American Civil War. Untill one day his son returns home as a deserter.
The Mender of Nets Trailer (1912)
15 February 1912
A young woman who works mending fishermen's nets is engaged to be married. But her fiancé has an old love who refuses to let him go.
In Life's Cycle Trailer (1910)
14 September 1910
A story about two children that are made to promise they will not forget their recently departed mother.
Hoodoo Ann Trailer (1916)
26 March 1916
A teenage orphan (who believes herself to be "hoodooed") is taken in by a childless couple and quickly falls for the boy next door; Her luck seems to have changed.
The Old Actor Trailer (1912)
06 May 1912
An elderly actor who lives with his wife and daughter is dismissed from his acting job because he is considered too old.
The Great Love Trailer (1918)
11 August 1918
Jim Young of Youngstown, Pennsylvania, reads of the German war atrocities and decides to enlist in the British army, thus becoming a forerunner of the American forces that are subsequently to leave for the battlefields of Europe.
A Beast at Bay Trailer (1912)
26 May 1912
A young woman is quite taken with a man she met; in fact, he is her “ideal”. However, after her new suitor refuses to get mixed up in a street brawl, the young woman views him as a coward.
Waiter No. 5 Trailer (1910)
03 November 1910
After conducting a raid on a Rebel camp, a Czarist officer discovers that his wife has joined the revolutionaries.
A Misunderstood Boy Trailer (1913)
19 April 1913
Everything he did seemed to be misconstrued, except by the little lady he loved. The town roisters made fun of her and his love.
The Birth of a Nation Trailer (1915)
08 March 1915
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine.