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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1776, or The Hessian Renegades (1909)

During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a civilian family, but is soon detected. The family and their neighbors must then make plans ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Owen Moore  •  James Kirkwood  •  Mary Pickford  •  D.W. Griffith

During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a civilian family, but is soon detected. The family and their neighbors must then make plans ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Owen Moore  •  James Kirkwood  •  Mary Pickford  •  D.W. Griffith

A Drunkard's Reformation (1909)

A man arrives home late and drunk as usual. His wife reminds him that he's supposed to take their daughter out to a play. While watching the play, he's faced with his own drinking evils and how his life would be without them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Arthur V. Johnson  •  Linda Arvidson  •  Adele DeGarde  •  Charles Avery

A man arrives home late and drunk as usual. His wife reminds him that he's supposed to take their daughter out to a play. While watching the play, he's faced with his own drinking evils and how his life would be without them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Arthur V. Johnson  •  Linda Arvidson  •  Adele DeGarde  •  Charles Avery

The Curtain Pole (1909)

An upper class drawing room. A gentleman breaks the curtain pole and goes in search of a replacement, but he stops into a pub first. He buys a very long pole, and causes havoc everywhere he passes, accumulating an ever-growing entourage chasing him, until he ...  (more)

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

An upper class drawing room. A gentleman breaks the curtain pole and goes in search of a replacement, but he stops into a pub first. He buys a very long pole, and causes havoc everywhere he passes, accumulating an ever-growing entourage chasing him, until he ...  (more)

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

At the Altar (1909)

At the Italian boarding house the male boarders were all smitten with the charms of Minnie, the landlady's pretty daughter, but she was of a poetic turn of mind and her soul soared above plebeianism and her aspirations were romantic. Most persistent among her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Marion Leonard  •  David Miles  •  Charles Inslee  •  Barry O'Moore

At the Italian boarding house the male boarders were all smitten with the charms of Minnie, the landlady's pretty daughter, but she was of a poetic turn of mind and her soul soared above plebeianism and her aspirations were romantic. Most persistent among her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Marion Leonard  •  David Miles  •  Charles Inslee  •  Barry O'Moore

The Boy, the Bust and the Bath (1907)

A young female boarding house tenant becomes an unwanted object of male attention.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Florence Lawrence

A young female boarding house tenant becomes an unwanted object of male attention.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Florence Lawrence

Father Gets in the Game (1908)

D.W. Griffith film about an elderly father who grows tired of seeing his son bring home beautiful women so he gets a makeover and heads out on the prowl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Mack Sennett  •  Harry Solter  •  George Gebhardt  •  Charles Avery

D.W. Griffith film about an elderly father who grows tired of seeing his son bring home beautiful women so he gets a makeover and heads out on the prowl.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Mack Sennett  •  Harry Solter  •  George Gebhardt  •  Charles Avery

The Honor of Thieves (1909)

Mack Sennett appears as a man at the dance and a cop in this film produced by the Biograph Company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Florence Lawrence  •  Harry Solter  •  George Gebhardt  •  Anita Hendrie

Mack Sennett appears as a man at the dance and a cop in this film produced by the Biograph Company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Florence Lawrence  •  Harry Solter  •  George Gebhardt  •  Anita Hendrie

One Touch of Nature (1909)

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

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Arthur V. Johnson  •  Florence Lawrence  •  Marion Leonard  •  Charles Inslee

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

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Arthur V. Johnson  •  Florence Lawrence  •  Marion Leonard  •  Charles Inslee

The Cord of Life (1909)

Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an energetic, provident husband and father. His demands are met with a positive rebuff, and when he becomes insistent be is forcibly ejected by Galora. As he leaves the tenement ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Charles Inslee  •  Marion Leonard  •  George Gebhardt  •  Linda Arvidson

Antonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an energetic, provident husband and father. His demands are met with a positive rebuff, and when he becomes insistent be is forcibly ejected by Galora. As he leaves the tenement ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Charles Inslee  •  Marion Leonard  •  George Gebhardt  •  Linda Arvidson

Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters (1908)

A mother works as a dancer to support her ill daughter. One night while performing, the mother has a vision of her child dying. She rushes home, but it is too late. -- IMDB  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Florence Lawrence  •  Gladys Egan  •  Kate Bruce  •  George Gebhardt

A mother works as a dancer to support her ill daughter. One night while performing, the mother has a vision of her child dying. She rushes home, but it is too late. -- IMDB  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Florence Lawrence  •  Gladys Egan  •  Kate Bruce  •  George Gebhardt

The Clubman and the Tramp (1908)

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

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Florence Lawrence  •  Arthur V. Johnson  •  Mack Sennett

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

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Florence Lawrence  •  Arthur V. Johnson  •  Mack Sennett

The Devil (1908)

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

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

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

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

The Song of the Shirt (1908)

Adaptation of a poem written by Thomas Hood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Linda Arvidson  •  George Gebhardt  •  Robert Harron  •  Arthur V. Johnson

Adaptation of a poem written by Thomas Hood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Linda Arvidson  •  George Gebhardt  •  Robert Harron  •  Arthur V. Johnson

Concealing a Burglar (1908)

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

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

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

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

The Christmas Burglars (1908)

Mack Sennett appears as one of character Mike McLaren's assistants in this film produced by the Biograph Company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Florence Lawrence  •  Adele DeGarde  •  Charles Inslee  •  John R. Cumpson

Mack Sennett appears as one of character Mike McLaren's assistants in this film produced by the Biograph Company.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Florence Lawrence  •  Adele DeGarde  •  Charles Inslee  •  John R. Cumpson

The Girls and Daddy (1909)

Sisters guarding their house from a burglar set upon stealing their daddy's money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  David Miles  •  Florence Lawrence  •  Dorothy West  •  D.W. Griffith

Sisters guarding their house from a burglar set upon stealing their daddy's money.  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  David Miles  •  Florence Lawrence  •  Dorothy West  •  D.W. Griffith

The Pirate's Gold (1908)

Young Wilkinson is leaving his dear old mother for a journey to seek his fortune in a foreign clime. Now, the little cottage is situated near the coast. The waters of the sea have been infested with a band of gold-thirsty pirates, who pillaged every ship that came ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  George Gebhardt  •  Linda Arvidson  •  Mack Sennett  •  Florence Lawrence

Young Wilkinson is leaving his dear old mother for a journey to seek his fortune in a foreign clime. Now, the little cottage is situated near the coast. The waters of the sea have been infested with a band of gold-thirsty pirates, who pillaged every ship that came ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  George Gebhardt  •  Linda Arvidson  •  Mack Sennett  •  Florence Lawrence

Betrayed by a Handprint (1908)

Mrs. Wharton, a dashing widow, gives a party at her beautiful villa in honor of the presentation to her of a handsome diamond necklace by her fiancé. During the evening bridge participated in by a number of the guests, among whom is Myrtle Vane. Miss Vane is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Florence Lawrence  •  Harry Solter  •  Linda Arvidson  •  Kate Bruce

Mrs. Wharton, a dashing widow, gives a party at her beautiful villa in honor of the presentation to her of a handsome diamond necklace by her fiancé. During the evening bridge participated in by a number of the guests, among whom is Myrtle Vane. Miss Vane is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  Florence Lawrence  •  Harry Solter  •  Linda Arvidson  •  Kate Bruce

The Vaquero's Vow (1908)

Mack Sennett appears as a man in the bar and in the wedding party in this film produced by the Biograph Company.  (more)

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

Mack Sennett appears as a man in the bar and in the wedding party in this film produced by the Biograph Company.  (more)

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

An Awful Moment (1908)

After a judge (Harry Solter) does his job and sentences a man, a gypsy woman (Marion Leonard) erupts in vehement protests and has to be taken forcefully out of the courtroom. Later the gypsy follows the judge to his home and plots a vicious revenge on his wife ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  George Gebhardt  •  Marion Leonard  •  Harry Solter  •  Florence Lawrence

After a judge (Harry Solter) does his job and sentences a man, a gypsy woman (Marion Leonard) erupts in vehement protests and has to be taken forcefully out of the courtroom. Later the gypsy follows the judge to his home and plots a vicious revenge on his wife ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  D.W. Griffith
CAST:  George Gebhardt  •  Marion Leonard  •  Harry Solter  •  Florence Lawrence
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