Linda Arvidson
Linda Arvidson (born Linda Arvidson Johnson, July 12, 1884 – July 26, 1949; sometimes credited as Linda Griffith) was an American stage and film actress and philanthropist through the Linda A. Griffith Fund. She became one of America's early motion picture stars while working at Biograph Studios in New York, where none of the company's actors, until 1913, were credited on screen. Along with Florence Lawrence, Marion Leonard, and other female performers there, she was often referred to by theatergoers and in trade publications as simply one of the "Biograph girls". Arvidson began working in the new, rapidly expanding film industry after meeting her future husband D. W. Griffith, who impressed her as an innovative screen director. Their marriage was kept secret for reasons of professional discretion. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
A Corner in Wheat
as Farmer's WifeOn a whim, a greedy tycoon decides to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price...
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The Sealed Room
as A Lady-in-WaitingThe Count sets out to make a private room for him and his Countess, built in such a way no one...
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The Miser's Heart
as Kathy's MotherThieves decide to steal the money an old miser has hidden away. He refuses to open the safe for...
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Those Awful Hats
as Theatre AudienceA pair of young ladies cause trouble at the cinema with their lavish hats.
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The Lure of the Gown
as Rich Woman"Fine feathers make fine birds", and handsome gowns make handsome women. Hence it is when...
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The Voice of the Violin
as At Party MeetingA music teacher is in love with Helen, one of his students, but she rejects him. In his hurt he...
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The Unchanging Sea
as The Fisherman's WifeIn this story set at a seaside fishing village and inspired by a Charles Kingsley poem, a young...
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Edgar Allan Poe
as uncreditedAs Poe's lover is slowly dying, he struggles to make money to care for her.
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The Adventures of Dollie
as MotherOn a warm and sunny summer's day, a mother and father take their young daughter Dollie on a...
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The Curtain Pole
as Party planner / Woman on streetAn upper class drawing room. A gentleman breaks the curtain pole and goes in search of a...
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Betrayed by a Handprint
as The Maid / Party GuestMrs. Wharton, a dashing widow, gives a party at her beautiful villa in honor of the presentation...
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The Usurer
as Clerk's WifeA wealthy, callous moneylender finds a terrifying way to learn about money's limitations.
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Her First Biscuits
as uncreditedA new bride has made a batch of biscuits. Her husband pretends to like them, so she delivers the...
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Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
as EmilySoon after their engagement, Bill goes to sea, and Emily vows to stay true until his return....
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The Thread of Destiny
as Hotelkeeper's WifeThe orphan girl of San Gabriel meets and is attracted by a Spanish stranger. The Spaniard is...
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His Trust
as uncreditedA Confederate officer is called off to war. He leaves his wife and daughter in the care of...
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The Golden Louis
as RevellerAn anonymous donor drops a gold coin in the shoe of a homeless girl as she sleeps. A gambler...
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His Trust Fulfilled
as uncreditedContinuing where His Trust (1911) leaves off, George takes care of his deceased master's...
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The Taming of the Shrew
as BiancaBased on Shakespeare's play. Petruchio courts the bad-tempered Katharina, and tries to change...
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A Drunkard's Reformation
as Mrs. John WhartonA man arrives home late and drunk as usual. His wife reminds him that he's supposed to take...
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The Rocky Road
as uncreditedThe evils of drink cause a man to separate from his family. In time he becomes sober and...
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The Medicine Bottle
as Telephone Operator / At PartyWhile she attends a party, Mrs. Ross leaves her young daughter to care for her bed-ridden...
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Balked at the Altar
as uncreditedA woman who is filled with romantic ideas is making no secret of her eagerness to find a...
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The Day After
as ServantMr. and Mrs. Hilton throw a New Year's Eve party. They agree not to drink the punch themselves,...
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The Song of the Shirt
as Dying WomanAdaptation of a poem written by Thomas Hood.
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Enoch Arden
as Annie LeeMoving Picture World described the film: "There is a small need to describe this subject as the...
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Resurrection
as At PrisonNekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial,...
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Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
as The MaidMr. Jones, since his last escapade, had made strenuous efforts to amend the reputation he had...
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The Cricket on the Hearth
as Sister DorothyAfter three years at sea, Edward returns home to find his sweetheart forced into an engagement...
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The Salvation Army Lass
as In First Bar / In FactoryA girl from the New York slums falls in with crooks. After her love is arrested following a...
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The Last Deal
as uncreditedOwen Moore is addicted to gambling and about to lose his family and job because of it. James...
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To Save Her Soul
as In AudienceAgnes, a singer in a country church, is practicing one day when a vaudeville manager hears her...
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The Faded Lilies
as uncreditedA disfigured violinist mistakes a token of appreciation for a love bouquet. When he realizes his...
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A Calamitous Elopement
as JennieA young couple are enjoying a romantic interlude in the young woman's home, when her father...
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The Peachbasket Hat
as VisitorMrs. Jones leaves her baby with the maid and goes shopping for a new hat. Meanwhile, the maid...
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At the Altar
as uncreditedAt the Italian boarding house the male boarders were all smitten with the charms of Minnie, the...
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After Many Years
as uncreditedA castaway returns home after years lost at sea, to the wife and child he left behind. Has she...
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Enoch Arden: Part II
as uncreditedAnnie remains faithful to her husband, Enoch, even though he's been lost at sea for many years....
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Father Gets in the Game
as uncreditedD.W. Griffith film about an elderly father who grows tired of seeing his son bring home...
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Confidence
as Dinner GuestNellie flees her old life and goes east to become a nurse, where she marries a doctor. One of...
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The Cord of Life
as In TenementAntonine, a worthless, good-for-nothing scoundrel, demands money of his cousin Galora, an...
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Fate's Turning
as uncreditedA young girl working as a waitress at a resort for the wealthy is swept off her feet by a rich...
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His Daughter
as uncreditedWilliam promises to marry his sweetheart, Mary, after completing medical school. William's...
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An Awful Moment
as The MaidAfter a judge (Harry Solter) does his job and sentences a man, a gypsy woman (Marion Leonard)...
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The Politician's Love Story
as Woman - Third CoupleA haughty politician, on seeing a satirical cartoon in a newspaper, rushes to the paper's...
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Where the Breakers Roar
as Alice FairchildA group of collegiates decide to go for a splash. A lunatic, having escaped from a nearby...
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Through the Breakers
as uncreditedA society couple, neglect their young daughter in favor of their social life. When the girl...
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Pranks
as uncreditedTom and Ethel separately decide to go bathing in a river. Pranksters switch their clothes and...
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Fisher Folks
as BerthaA crippled girl marries a fisherman, who also has eyes for the town flirt.
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Heart Beats of Long Ago
as uncreditedA feud existed between two Italian houses and it meant disaster to any one of the belligerents...
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The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
as The MaidThe amateur dramatic society chooses the Joneses' residence as the location of its next meeting,...
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as Greek ModelPippa awakes and faces the world outside with a song. Unbeknown to her, the music has a healing...
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Beverly of Graustark
as Beverly CalhounBeverly Calhoun is invited by her friend, Princess Yestive of Graustark, to pay her a visit. On...
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When Knights Were Bold
as uncreditedTwo noblemen fight over a lady.
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Love Finds a Way
as Lady-in-WaitingMack Sennett appears as a footman in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
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At the Crossroads of Life
as DaughterAt the Crossroads of Life is a typically Victorian-style melodrama in which a girl's wishes to...
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The Two Brothers
as MexicanIn Camarillo, principality of the Spanish dominion, there lived two brothers, Jose and Manuel....
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A Fair Rebel
as Clairette Montieth - Steve's SisterSteve Monteith and Ezra Mason, upper class men, and Bill Bronson, a plebe, are chums and...
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Comata, the Sioux
as Nellie HoweThis story of the Black Hills consistently tells of the unrequited love of a Sioux brave for his...
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