Miriam Cooper

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​ Miriam Cooper (November 7, 1891 – April 12, 1976) was a silent film actress who is best known for her work in early film including Birth of a Nation and Intolerance for D.W. Griffith and The Honor System and Evangeline for her husband Raoul Walsh. She retired from acting in 1923 but was rediscovered by the film community in the 1960s, and toured colleges lecturing about silent films.

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Total trailers found: 34

Evangeline Trailer (1919)

19 August 1919

In the Canadian province of Acadia, young Evangeline is betrothed to Gabriel. But before their wedding can take place, the British imprison the men and send them into exile with their lands forfeit to the Crown Evangeline follows the exiled men in hopes of finding her beloved, but even after he and the other Acadians are released in Louisiana, she cannot find him, always arriving at some locale just after he has departed.

The Hero Trailer (1923)

01 January 1923

Oswald Lane is welcomed by his hometown as a war hero and enjoys recounting his adventures to anyone who will listen.

The Prussian Cur Trailer (1918)

01 September 1918

A German spy who is married to Lillian, the sister of Rosie O'Grady.

The Honor System Trailer (1917)

12 February 1917

A potentially lost film, this film tells the story of a man is convicted unjustly of a crime and then subjected to inhumane torment in a prison run by corrupt administrators.

Should a Husband Forgive? Trailer (1919)

01 November 1919

After Mary Carroll's husband learns that she has had an affair, he challenges her former lover to a duel and is killed.

Is Money Everything? Trailer (1923)

01 February 1923

A farmer, unhappy with his life, decides to go the city to try and make his fortune. He takes a friend along with him.

The Burned Hand Trailer (1915)

13 June 1915

Three college boys graduate. One is in love with a girl, whose mother and father have domestic difficulties.

Their First Acquaintance Trailer (1914)

16 June 1914

Bob Taylor was a valuable man. Talbot, his employer, told Miriam as much, showing his daughter the good round sum which his new clerk had handed him that evening for a real estate deal he had made in Talbot's absence.

Black Shadows on a Silver Screen Trailer (1975)

19 April 1975

Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a primarily black audience.

The Innocent Sinner Trailer (1917)

21 July 1917

An innocent country girl, Mary Ellen Ellis, moves to the city with an experienced man, Walter Benton, under the promise of marriage.

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Trailer (1916)

04 September 1916

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 Trailer (1915)

08 March 1915

Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine.

The Deep Purple Trailer (1920)

02 May 1920

Doris Moore is a country girl who is conned by two crooks, Harry Leland and Pop Clark. They convince the naive girl to come with them to New York City and play the badger game on William Lake.

The Woman and the Law Trailer (1918)

17 March 1918

Jack La Salle marries South American heiress Blanquetta Del Castillo, and the two settle into a happy life in New York City.

Home, Sweet Home Trailer (1914)

16 May 1914

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.

The Broken Wing Trailer (1923)

19 December 1923

An American pilot flying in Mexico crash-lands on a ranch, and is nursed back to health by the daughter of the ranch's owner.

Shenandoah Trailer (1913)

04 July 1913

Bronson Howard's Great Civil War Story in Three Reels, Featuring General Philip Sheridan's Ride from Winchester, 20 Miles Away.

The Confederate Ironclad Trailer (1912)

04 October 1912

During the Civil War, Elinor, a pretty Northern girl, comes south to visit her aunt-- Little does anyone suspect she works as a spy.

A Railroad Wooing Trailer (1913)

19 November 1913

A short romantic comedy about two women whose canoe capsizes; they are then rescued by two train engineers.

Her Accidental Husband Trailer (1923)

16 April 1923

After attempting to succeed in his father-in-law’s fishing business, Gordon Gray persuades his wife, Rena, to return to his home and wealthy family.

The Darling of the CSA Trailer (1912)

06 September 1912

Anna Q. Nilsson is the title character, Agnes Lane, a daring spy for the South during the Civil War. She delivers an important message regarding an attack on a Yankee fort, then infiltrates the fort and turns herself in, only to change into a Union soldier’s clothes and escape with more confidential information.

I Am Not a Racist Trailer (2019)

16 June 2019

A parody of D. W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation", "I Am Not a Racist" rearranges the scenes of the classic movie and recreates its dialogues to criticize the racism in it and also in the world today.

The Odalisque Trailer (1914)

15 November 1914

May and Annie work in a fashionable millinery store, where the buyer, struck by May's beauty, advances her to a position among the models.

Kindred of the Dust Trailer (1922)

27 February 1922

Discovering that her husband is a bigamist, Nan returns with her child to her Puget Sound logging town.

The Mother and the Law Trailer (1919)

18 August 1919

To recoup losses from the extravagant roadshow presentations of Intolerance (1916), Griffith would revisit his epic film three years later by releasing two of the film's previously interlocked stories as standalone features, with additional footage and new title cards.

Uncle Tom's Cabin Trailer (1913)

17 December 1913

Uncle Tom and Eliza's child are sold to Haley, a slave dealer. When Eliza learns that her son is to be taken from her, she steals the boy and runs away.

The Girl Who Came Back Trailer (1923)

14 April 1923

Country girl Sheila goes to work in a city department store. After a quick courtship she marries Ray Underhill, unaware that he is a car thief.

Daughters of the Rich Trailer (1923)

15 June 1923

Maud Barhyte visits Paris with her fiancé, Gerald Welden, and her father. Sally Malakoff, Welden's childhood sweetheart whose marriage to the Duke Malakoff was arranged by her ambitious and title-hungry mother, entertains the three as her guests.

Serenade Trailer (1921)

01 August 1921

In the Spanish town of Magdalena live María and her sweetheart, Pancho, son of the governor. When the town is captured by brigands led by Ramírez, the governor is deposed, and Don Domingo Maticas is appointed in his place.

The Making of 'The Birth of a Nation' Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

A short documentary about the making of D. W. Griffith's controversial 'The Birth of a Nation'.

The Silent Lie Trailer (1917)

28 May 1917

Lady Lou is forced by Hatfield, her cruel foster father, into the dance hall life at a brutal lumber camp.

The Pseudo Prodigal Trailer (1913)

20 December 1913

The spoiled son of an indulgent father gives up his home and career after a quarrel and leaves home. He drifts down the path of life with vice and degradation as his companions.

After the Ball Trailer (1924)

27 January 1924

A fun-loving husband is mistaken for a bandit and sent to prison. He allows everyone, including his wife, to think he has died.

The Grit of the Girl Telegrapher Trailer (1912)

21 September 1912

Anna Q. Nilsson plays a shy telegrapher who foils a gang of train robbers in this vintage short subject directed by J.