David Warck Griffith

Business Career 1908 Joined Edison Films. 1915 Joined Triangle - which consisted of Griffith, Thomas Ince and Mack Sennett. 1917 Signed with Artcraft (Zukor) releasing through Famous Players-Lasky (which later became Paramount). Goes to England to shoot Hearts of the World. Scarlet Days is the last film shot for Artcraft. 1919 Signed with First National. 1920 Formed the D.W. Griffith Corporation with studios in Mamaroneck, new York. 1927 Sold United Artists voting rights to Joe Schenck. 1931 Worked with Hal Roach on One Million B.C. 1948 Died in Hollywood apartment. A Sampling of Films Produced for Edison 1908 Adventures of Dollie/#001 (m. June/rel. July-1 reel) scr. Stan Taylor; ph. Arthur Marvyn. 1909 Those Awful Hats/#066 (m./rel. January-1-reel) ph. G.W. Bitzer 1909 What Drink Did (m. April/rel. June-1 reel) ph. G.W. Bitzer 1909 The Lonely Villa/#116 (m./rel. June-1 reel) scr. Mack Sennett; ph. Arthur Marvyn and G.W. Bitzer. st. Mary Pickford and Marion Leonard. 1909 The Country Doctor/#129 (m. June/rel. July-1 reel) ph. G.W. Bitzer 1909 Pippa Passes/#159 (m. August/rel. October) st. D.W. Griffith 1909 A Corner in Wheat (m./rel. December 1909--1-reel) dir./scr. D.W. Griffith b/o "the Pit" by Frank Norris and "the Sowers" by Millet st. Frank Powell and Henry B. Walthall 1910 The Way of the World (m. March/rel. April-1 reel) st. Henry B. Walthall 1911 What Shall We Do With Our Old/#286 (m. December 1910 /rel. February 1911-1-reel) ph: G.W. Bitzer st. Claire McDowell and Christy Miller 1911 His Trust/#277 and His Trust Fulfilled/#278 (m. November 1910/rel. January 1911-2 reels) 1911 Enoch Arden (m. March 1911/1st reel rel. June 12; 2nd reel rel. June 14-2 reels) 1911 The Broken Cross/#296 (1-reel) st. Florence Libidi and Charles West 1911 The Lonedale Operator/#292 (m./rel. March 1911-1 reel) scr. Mack Sennett ph. G.W. Bitzer st. Blanche Sweet and Wilford Lucas 1912 An Unseen Enemy/#343 (m. July 1912/rel. September 1912-1 reel) st. Lillian Gish 1912 The Muskateers of Pig Alley/#401 (m./rel. October 1912-1 reel) st. Lillian gish 1912 A Blot in the Scutcheon (m. December 1911/rel. January 1912-2 reels) screenplay by Linda Arbitson 1913 The Battle of Elderbush Gulch/#454 (m. July 1913/rel March 1914-2 reel) 1914 Judith of Bethulia m. July 1913/rel. March 1914-4 reels) scr. Frank Woods st. Bobby Harron and blanche Marsh. Films of Merit 1915 Birth of a Nation 1916 Intolerance 1919 Broken Blossons Films After 1918 1918 Films for Artcraft Hearts of the World (shot in England) The Great Love The Greatest Thing In Life 1919 A Romance of Happy Valley The Girl Who Stayed Home True Heart Suzie recut Intolerance Scarlet Days (last film for Artcraft) note: western starring Richard Barthlemess The Greatest Question (film about life after death) st: Lillian Gish and Bobby Harron (who died 6 mos. later) 1920 The Idol Dancer st: Carol Dempster The Love Flower st: Carol Dempster Way Down East note: Great melodrama about woman deceived by false marriage. st: Lillian Gish and Richard Barthlemess 1921 Dream Street note: b/o Thomas Burke Story from Limehouse Nights 1922 Orphans of the Storm note: last film with Lillian and Dorothy Gish One Exciting Night note: creepy house movie 1923 The White Rose note: last picture with Mae Marsh 1924 America note: an American history film 1925 Sally of the Sawdust 1926 That Royle Girl The Sorrows of Satan an attempt to remake Dream Street 1928 Drums of Love The Battle of the Sexes 1929 Lady of the Pavements notes: scary, powerful, romantic 1930 Abraham Lincoln 1931 The Struggle notes: serious, cheap film about alcoholism renamed "10 Nights in a Bar Room" script: Anita Loos 1939 worked on One Million B.C.