D. W. Griffith Director (1909-1910)
9 early shorts
1. Mountaineer's Honor Release date November 24, 1909. Cameraman: G. W. Bitzer. Cast: Mary Pickford (Harum-Scarum); Owen Moore (Her suitor); James Kirkwood (Her brother); Kate Bruce (Her mother); George O. Nicholls (Her father); Arthur Johnson (The man from the valley); Anthony O'Sullivan (Sheriff); Mack Sennett, Frank Evans (In posse); Ruth Hart, William A Quirk, Gertrude Robinson (Townsfolk); Dorothy West (Also at dance).
2. The Rocky Road Release date January 3, 1910. Cameramen: Arthur Marvin and G. W. Bitzer. Cast: Frank Powell (Ben); Stephanie Longfellow (His wife); Anthony O.' Sullivan, Frank Evans, J. Waltham (In bar); Henry Lehrman (Outside bar); George O. Nicholls (Farmer); ? (His wife); Edith Haldeman (The daughter, as a child); Blanche Sweet (The daughter,at eighteen); Charles Craig (Farmhand); Kate Bruce (Maid); W. Chrystie Miller (Minister); Gladys Egan, Charles Craig, Dorothy West, ? (At church); James Kirkwood (Best man); ? (Lumberyard foreman).
3. Her Terrible Ordeal Release date January 10, 1910. Cameraman: G. W. Bitzer. Cast: George O. Nicholls (Mr. Curtis); Owen Moore (Jack); Florence Barker (Alice); Charles Craig (Jack's rival); Anthony O'Sullivan (Peddler); ? (office boy); Robert Harron (At station); W. Chrystie Miller (Extra).
4. Faithful Release date March 21, 1910. Cameramen: Arthur Marvin and G. W. Bitzer. Cast: Arthur Johnson (John Dobbs [Adonese]); Mack Sennett (Zeke [Faithful]); Florence Barker (John's sweetheart); Kate Bruce (Her mother); ? (Butler); Dell Henderson, Anthony O'Sullivan(Bystanders); Anthony O'Sullivan, W. Chrystie Miller, William A. Quirk,Dorothy West, Francis J. Grandon (Neighbors).
5. As It Is In Life Release date April 4, 1910. Cameraman: G. W. Bitzer. Cast: George O. Nicholls (George Forrester); Gladys Egan (His daughter, as a child); Mary Pickford (His daughter, as an adult); Mack Sennett (Owner of pigeon farm); Marion Leonard (Forrester's lover); Charles H. West (Daughters husband); Frank Opperman (His companion); Anthony O'Sullivan (Worker on farm); Kate Bruce (Maid); W. Chrystie Miller (Old man).
6. A Romance of the Western Hills Release date April 11, 1910. Cameraman: G. W. Bitzer. Cast: Mary Pickford, Alfred Paget, Arthur Johnson (Indians); Dorothy West, Dell Henderson, Kate Bruce (Tourists); Charles H. West (The nephew); Kathlyn Williams (Second woman).
7. The Unchanging Sea Release date May, 5, 1910. Cameraman: G. W. Bitzer. Cast: Linda Arvidson (Woman); Arthur Johnson (Fisherman); Gladys Egan (Daughter, as a child); Mary Pickford (Daughter, as anadult); Charles H. West (Her suitor); Dell Henderson (Rescuer); Alfred Paget, Dorothy West, Kate Bruce (Villagers); Frank Opperman (In second village).
8. An Affair of Hearts Release date May 19, 1910. Cameraman: Arthur Marvin. Cast: William A Quirk (Monsieur Borni); Mack Sennett (Monsieur Renay); Florence Barker (The woman); ? (Man on bicycle); ? (Hunter); ? (Maid); Jack Pickford (Boy)
9. A Child of the Ghetto Release date June 6, 1910. Cameramen: Arthur Marvin and G. W. Bitzer. Cast: Dorothy West (Ruth); Kate Bruce (Her mother); Dell Henderson (Proprietor); Charles H. West (His son); W. Chrystie Miller (Old man); George O. Nicholls (Officer Quinn); Henry B. Walthall (Farmer); Clara T. Bracey (Farm woman); Gladys Egan, ? (Girls with flowers); Anthony O'Sullivan, Charles Craig, Guy Hedlund, Henry Lehrman, J. Waltham (In sweatshop); Ruth Hart, William J. Butler, Alfred Paget (In second shop); ? (Landlady); Francis J. Grandon (Doctor); Frank Evans (Policeman).