Robert Harron

True Heart Susie

True Heart Susie

Susie secretly loves her neighbor, William Jenkins, but neither, it seems, can confess their feelings for each other.
Hearts of the World

Hearts of the World

A group of youngsters grow up and love in a peaceful French village. But war intrudes and peace is shattered. The German army invades and ...
Hoodoo Ann

Hoodoo Ann

1916  

Hoodoo Ann

A teenage orphan (who believes herself to be “hoodooed”) is taken in by a childless couple and quickly falls for the boy next door; ...
The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation

Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is ...
Moonshine Molly

Moonshine Molly

Molly Boone’s father has been sent to prison for twenty years for alleged complicity in the killing of a revenue officer, Uriah Hudson, ...
The Life of General Villa

The Life of General Villa

Silent biographical action–drama film starring Pancho Villa as himself. The movie incorporates both staged scenes and authentic live footage from ...
Brute Force

Brute Force

1914  

Brute Force

A thin gent in formal wear, amid a club or party, reads a book about primitive man after he’s ignored by a pretty lady. We see the book ...
The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes

Frank Andrews is a successful businessman. He has always found pride and joy in the company of his wife, son and daughter. He suddenly finds ...
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch

Two young girls are sent away to live with their uncle, which sets off a chain of events resulting in an Indian attack on the town.
His Mother’s Son

His Mother’s Son

The hardship of earning an existence for the family made it impossible for the mother to approve the little pretty things which her daughter ...
The Lady and the Mouse

The Lady and the Mouse

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 ...
Fate

Fate

1913  

Fate

Sim Sloane and his beloved son were the reprobates of the village, not what would be called lovers of peace and kindness. But granddad dwelt in a ...
My Hero

My Hero

1912  

My Hero

Stern parents have ever been relentless obstacles in love’s young dream, but it is perhaps quite doubtful if ever love could equal the ...
Heredity

Heredity

1912  

Heredity

Nine-year-old Nedda is a direct descendant of the Trevors, a family that can trace its roots back to the reign of King Charles I. Alas, the ...
The Musketeers of Pig Alley

The Musketeers of Pig Alley

A man recognizes the thief who had previously robbed him as one of the men involved in an unrelated mob shootout.
So Near, Yet So Far

So Near, Yet So Far

It’s love at first sight for the Boy, but obstacles— namely shyness, and the temerity of other suitors— place themselves in the way of his ...
An Unseen Enemy

An Unseen Enemy

The physician’s death orphans his two adolescent daughters. Their older brother is able to convert some of the doctor’s small estate ...
A Beast at Bay

A Beast at Bay

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 ...
The Old Actor

The Old Actor

An elderly actor who lives with his wife and daughter is dismissed from his acting job because he is considered too old. On his way home from the ...
One Is Business, the Other Crime

One Is Business, the Other Crime

Griffith intercuts between the lives of two couples married on the same day. One couple is rich, the other poor. Time passes, and in desperation ...
Fate’s Interception

Fate’s Interception

The representative of an American Syndicate comes to Mexico to look over some land. While there, he pays considerable attention to the little ...
A String of Pearls

A String of Pearls

A story about a poor young man who falls ill, while his wealthy employer ignores his plight and instead spends lavishly on a pearl necklace for ...
Billy’s Stratagem

Billy’s Stratagem

While their mother is away from home, Billy and his sister are set upon by marauding Indians, who trap them in their cabin. Billy rigs a keg of ...
For His Son

For His Son

1912  

For His Son

A father, anxious for his son’s financial well being, develops a special soda pop called Dopokoke which is laced with cocaine. Dopokoke is ...
The Last Drop of Water

The Last Drop of Water

A wagon train heading west across the great desert runs out of water, and is attacked by Indians. One man — their last hope — is sent ...
The Primal Call

The Primal Call

A young woman who is engaged to a millionaire she doesn’t love meets and falls in love with a rough sailor.
The Broken Cross

The Broken Cross

Before Tom departs for the city, he becomes engaged to Kate. She gives him half of her broken pendant cross, with the agreement that either can ...
A Child’s Impulse

A Child’s Impulse

Mrs. Thurston, a socially ambitious widow, is holding one of her famous Bohemian parties. To these functions are invited the leading lights of ...
The Newlyweds

The Newlyweds

A young man and a young woman, each unlucky in love, determine never to marry. But Cupid (and two separate bands of misinformed revelers) has ...