Florence Lawrence

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Florence Lawrence (born Florence Annie Bridgwood; January 2, 1886 – December 28, 1938) was a Canadian-American stage performer and film actress. She is often referred to as "The First Movie Star", and was the first film actor to be named publicly. At the height of her fame in the 1910s, she was known as "The Biograph Girl" for work as one of the leading ladies in silent films from the Biograph Company. Lawrence appeared in almost 300 films for various motion picture companies throughout her career.

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Secrets (1933)

In the 1860s, Mary Marlowe defies her father's wishes to marry a British lord and runs away with clerk John Carlton as he heads West to make his fortune. Mary and John endure the difficult journey and settle into a small cabin, then face the hostilities of a cattle ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Borzage
CAST:  Mary Pickford  •  Leslie Howard  •  C. Aubrey Smith  •  Blanche Friderici

In the 1860s, Mary Marlowe defies her father's wishes to marry a British lord and runs away with clerk John Carlton as he heads West to make his fortune. Mary and John endure the difficult journey and settle into a small cabin, then face the hostilities of a cattle ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Borzage
CAST:  Mary Pickford  •  Leslie Howard  •  C. Aubrey Smith  •  Blanche Friderici

Yellow Dust (1936)

After he's accused of a series of stagecoach robberies, an innocent man has to find the real crooks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wallace Fox
CAST:  Richard Dix  •  Leila Hyams  •  Moroni Olsen  •  Jessie Ralph

After he's accused of a series of stagecoach robberies, an innocent man has to find the real crooks.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wallace Fox
CAST:  Richard Dix  •  Leila Hyams  •  Moroni Olsen  •  Jessie Ralph

Sinners in the Sun (1932)

A New York fashion model finds herself being pursued by a poor but honest garage mechanic and a rich philanderer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Hall
CAST:  Carole Lombard  •  Chester Morris  •  Adrienne Ames  •  Alison Skipworth

A New York fashion model finds herself being pursued by a poor but honest garage mechanic and a rich philanderer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexander Hall
CAST:  Carole Lombard  •  Chester Morris  •  Adrienne Ames  •  Alison Skipworth

Romance of a Jewess (1908)

This early D.W. Griffith short shows the director's interest in Jewish ghetto life, portrayed here with sympathy and sentimentality. The melodramatic plot involves the conflict between generations in an immigrant Jewish family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Florence Lawrence  •  George Gebhardt  •  Gladys Egan  •  Mack Sennett

This early D.W. Griffith short shows the director's interest in Jewish ghetto life, portrayed here with sympathy and sentimentality. The melodramatic plot involves the conflict between generations in an immigrant Jewish family.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Florence Lawrence  •  George Gebhardt  •  Gladys Egan  •  Mack Sennett

The Country Doctor (1909)

While caring for his sick daughter, a doctor is called away to the sickbed of a neighbor. He finds the neighbor gravely ill, and ignores his wife's pleas to come home and care for his own daughter, who has taken a turn for the worse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Kate Bruce  •  Adele DeGarde  •  Gladys Egan  •  Rose King

While caring for his sick daughter, a doctor is called away to the sickbed of a neighbor. He finds the neighbor gravely ill, and ignores his wife's pleas to come home and care for his own daughter, who has taken a turn for the worse.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Kate Bruce  •  Adele DeGarde  •  Gladys Egan  •  Rose King

Lady Helen's Escapade (1909)

A bored Lady Helen goes slumming as a domestic in a boarding house. There she falls in love with a sensitive young musician. The other women in the house are jealous, and accuse her of trying to steal the musician's violin. Lady Helen retreats to her own home, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Florence Lawrence

A bored Lady Helen goes slumming as a domestic in a boarding house. There she falls in love with a sensitive young musician. The other women in the house are jealous, and accuse her of trying to steal the musician's violin. Lady Helen retreats to her own home, and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Florence Lawrence

The Helping Hand (1908)

Mack Sennett appears as a wedding guest in this film produced by the Biograph Company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Flora Finch  •  Linda Arvidson  •  George Gebhardt  •  Anita Hendrie

Mack Sennett appears as a wedding guest in this film produced by the Biograph Company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Flora Finch  •  Linda Arvidson  •  George Gebhardt  •  Anita Hendrie

The Sacrifice (1909)

Oh, the woe of simultaneous birthdays, as were Mr. and Mrs. Hardlucks', and both being of a generous nature, were seized with an insatiable desire to make on this anniversary of their nativity suitable gifts, each to the other, Hardluck has a watch, but no fob. Mrs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Harry Solter  •  Florence Lawrence  •  Linda Arvidson  •  John R. Cumpson

Oh, the woe of simultaneous birthdays, as were Mr. and Mrs. Hardlucks', and both being of a generous nature, were seized with an insatiable desire to make on this anniversary of their nativity suitable gifts, each to the other, Hardluck has a watch, but no fob. Mrs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Harry Solter  •  Florence Lawrence  •  Linda Arvidson  •  John R. Cumpson

The Reckoning (1908)

Mack Sennett appears as a lover in this film produced by the Biograph Company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Harry Solter  •  Florence Lawrence  •  Mack Sennett

Mack Sennett appears as a lover in this film produced by the Biograph Company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Harry Solter  •  Florence Lawrence  •  Mack Sennett

The Broken Oath (1910)

A girl saves her sweetheart from the dealings of a deceitful gang that he has fallen in with.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Solter
CAST:  Florence Lawrence

A girl saves her sweetheart from the dealings of a deceitful gang that he has fallen in with.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Harry Solter
CAST:  Florence Lawrence

Nursing a Viper (1909)

During the French Revolution, a wealthy couple lives safely by professing republican beliefs. When a mob attacks a nearby chateau an aristocrat bursts into the couple's home. They save his life by disguising him as a servant, but he soon forces his attentions on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Arthur V. Johnson  •  Marion Leonard  •  Frank Powell  •  Owen Moore

During the French Revolution, a wealthy couple lives safely by professing republican beliefs. When a mob attacks a nearby chateau an aristocrat bursts into the couple's home. They save his life by disguising him as a servant, but he soon forces his attentions on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Arthur V. Johnson  •  Marion Leonard  •  Frank Powell  •  Owen Moore

The Hard Hombre (1931)

When Peaceful Patton goes to work at the Martini ranch he is mistaken for the notorious outlaw the Hard Hombre. This enables him to force the ranchers to divide up the water rights. But he is in trouble when his mother arrives and exposes the hoax.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Brower
CAST:  Hoot Gibson  •  Lina Basquette  •  Mathilde Comont  •  G. Raymond Nye

When Peaceful Patton goes to work at the Martini ranch he is mistaken for the notorious outlaw the Hard Hombre. This enables him to force the ranchers to divide up the water rights. But he is in trouble when his mother arrives and exposes the hoax.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Brower
CAST:  Hoot Gibson  •  Lina Basquette  •  Mathilde Comont  •  G. Raymond Nye

The Old-Fashioned Way (1934)

The Great McGonigle and his troupe of third-rate vaudevillians manage to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors and the sheriff.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Beaudine
CAST:  W.C. Fields  •  Joe Morrison  •  Baby LeRoy  •  Judith Allen

The Great McGonigle and his troupe of third-rate vaudevillians manage to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors and the sheriff.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Beaudine
CAST:  W.C. Fields  •  Joe Morrison  •  Baby LeRoy  •  Judith Allen

The Call of the Wild (1908)

George Redfeather, the hero of this subject, returns from Carlisle, where he not only graduated with high honors, but was also the star of the college football team. At a reception given in his honor by Lieut. Penrose, an Indian agent, the civilized brave meets ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Charles Inslee  •  Harry Solter  •  Florence Lawrence  •  George Gebhardt

George Redfeather, the hero of this subject, returns from Carlisle, where he not only graduated with high honors, but was also the star of the college football team. At a reception given in his honor by Lieut. Penrose, an Indian agent, the civilized brave meets ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Charles Inslee  •  Harry Solter  •  Florence Lawrence  •  George Gebhardt

Night Must Fall (1937)

Wealthy widow Mrs. Bramson notices that her maid is distracted, and when she learns the girl's fiancé, Danny, is the reason, she summons him in. Mrs. Bramson's niece Olivia takes a liking to Danny, and comes to believe that he may have been involved in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Robert Montgomery  •  Rosalind Russell  •  May Whitty  •  Alan Marshal

Wealthy widow Mrs. Bramson notices that her maid is distracted, and when she learns the girl's fiancé, Danny, is the reason, she summons him in. Mrs. Bramson's niece Olivia takes a liking to Danny, and comes to believe that he may have been involved in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Thorpe
CAST:  Robert Montgomery  •  Rosalind Russell  •  May Whitty  •  Alan Marshal

So Big! (1932)

A farmer's widow takes on the land and her late husband's tempestuous son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  George Brent  •  Dickie Moore  •  Bette Davis

A farmer's widow takes on the land and her late husband's tempestuous son.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William A. Wellman
CAST:  Barbara Stanwyck  •  George Brent  •  Dickie Moore  •  Bette Davis

Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935)

Hard-working, henpecked Ambrose Ambrose Wolfinger takes off from work to go to a wrestling match with catastrophic consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.C. Fields  •  Clyde Bruckman
CAST:  W.C. Fields  •  Mary Brian  •  Kathleen Howard  •  Grady Sutton

Hard-working, henpecked Ambrose Ambrose Wolfinger takes off from work to go to a wrestling match with catastrophic consequences.  (more)

DIRECTION:  W.C. Fields  •  Clyde Bruckman
CAST:  W.C. Fields  •  Mary Brian  •  Kathleen Howard  •  Grady Sutton

Money Mad (1908)

The central figure is an old miser, a Harpagon of sorts, who, like Frosine, stashes his ill-gotten money in a secret cellar. While the miser is at the bank, exchanging stolen notes for gold coin, a couple of thugs witness the transaction and see their opportunity-- ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Charles Inslee  •  George Gebhardt  •  Arthur V. Johnson  •  Florence Lawrence

The central figure is an old miser, a Harpagon of sorts, who, like Frosine, stashes his ill-gotten money in a secret cellar. While the miser is at the bank, exchanging stolen notes for gold coin, a couple of thugs witness the transaction and see their opportunity-- ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Charles Inslee  •  George Gebhardt  •  Arthur V. Johnson  •  Florence Lawrence

After Many Years (1908)

A castaway returns home after years lost at sea, to the wife and child he left behind. Has she waited faithfully or has she moved on?  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Charles Inslee  •  Florence Lawrence  •  Harry Solter  •  Gladys Egan

A castaway returns home after years lost at sea, to the wife and child he left behind. Has she waited faithfully or has she moved on?  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Charles Inslee  •  Florence Lawrence  •  Harry Solter  •  Gladys Egan

Those Awful Hats (1909)

A pair of young ladies cause trouble at the cinema with their lavish hats.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Mack Sennett  •  Flora Finch  •  Florence Lawrence  •  Robert Harron

A pair of young ladies cause trouble at the cinema with their lavish hats.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Mack Sennett  •  Flora Finch  •  Florence Lawrence  •  Robert Harron
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