Spottiswoode Aitken
The Birth of a Nation
as Dr. CameronTwo families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons,...
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
as Brown Eyes' Father (French Story)The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven...
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The Eagle
as Dubrovsky's Father (uncredited)Vladimir Dubrouvsky, a lieutenant in the Russian army, catches the eye of Czarina Catherine II....
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The Avenging Conscience
as The UncleThwarted by his despotic uncle from continuing his love affair, a young man's thoughts turn dark...
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Merry-Go-Round
as Minister of War / Gisella's FatherA nobleman, posing as a necktie salesman, falls in love with the daughter of a circus puppeteer,...
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The Battle
as (uncredited)Union soldiers march off to battle amid cheering crowds. After the battle turns against the...
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The Trap
as The FactorA miner's happiness is destroyed when a rival steals his mine. He becomes obsessed with revenge,...
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Manslaughter
as Member of the Jury (uncredited)Society-girl thrillseeker Lydia's fun comes to an end when she accidentally causes the death of...
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I Am Not a Racist
as the fatherA parody of D. W. Griffith's "The Birth of a Nation", "I Am Not a Racist" rearranges the scenes...
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Monte Cristo
as Abbé FariaA film adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas novel. Edmond Dantes is falsely accused by...
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Her Kingdom of Dreams
as David RutledgeA young girl living a secluded and unsophisticated life is suddenly thrust into a great wealth...
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Home, Sweet Home
as James Smith - Mary's FatherJohn Howard Payne leaves home and begins a career in the theater. Despite encouragement from his...
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The Power of the Press
as Sports WriterThe naive newspaper cub Clem lands a scoop when he's sent out to cover a murder. In his...
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How Could You, Jean?
as Rufus BonnerA lost Film. Mary Pickford plays a socialite who, having lost her fortune, takes a job as a...
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The Young Rajah
as CalebA young man raised in the American South discovers he is an Indian prince whose throne was taken...
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Who Cares?
as Mr. LudlowA vivacious, carefree young girl is disgusted by the thought of growing old. In her despondency...
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The Angel of Contention
as Nettie's FatherNettie is beloved by all the boys in the mining camp. Magoon, a big, jovial miner, loves her...
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The Americano
as Presidente de CastalarDoug is an American mining engineer. Pres. Valdez of Paragonia wants him to reopen the country's...
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Souls Triumphant
as Josiah ValeLillian Vale is the naïve and unworldly daughter of minister Josiah Vale. Swept off her feet by...
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The White Circle
as Bernard HuddlestoneHaving endangered his life by foolishly gambling away funds entrusted to him by the Carbonari,...
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Evangeline
as Benedict BellefontaineIn the Canadian province of Acadia, young Evangeline is betrothed to Gabriel. But before their...
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Accused
as Eagle EyeCyrus Braidwood has a secret. His daughter Helen isn't actually his daughter--her father is a...
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Rough-Riding Romance
as The KingDreamer dairyman Phineas Dobbs of Cow Hollow suddenly acquires a fortune when oil is discovered...
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The Secret Garden
as Archibald CravenA young British girl born and raised in India loses her neglectful parents in an earthquake. She...
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An Innocent Magdalene
as Col. RaleighWhen Dorothy's Southern, aristocratic father Colonel Raleigh refuses to let her marry Forbes...
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The Wicked Darling
as FademA slum girl is forced to steal for a living. After she swipes a rich society's matron's...
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Nomads of the North
as Old RolandA Canadian Mountie allows an innocent fugitive to escape with the women he loves.
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Beyond
as Rufus SoutherneAvis Langley's dying mother begs her to look after Avis's errant brother and continues after...
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The Two-Gun Man
as Dad RandallDean Randall is a hero of the Great War who comes home to his horse and his father's ranch. When...
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At the End of the World
as Terence O'DayThis dramatic adventure finds the flirtatious Cherry O'Day as the daughter of the Shanghai...
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Cheerful Givers
as Rev. John DeadyA 1917 film directed by Paul Powell.
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Macbeth
as DuncanShakespeare's tragedy of the Scots nobleman whose ambition leads him to betrayal, murder, and...
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Captain Kidd, Jr.
as Augus MacTavishAn old man wills a map to his grandson, with instructions showing a buried treasure, but it is...
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Beauty and the Rogue
as Benjamin WilsonHumanitarian Roberta induces her father to hire former convict, Bill, as his gardener. When she...
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The Coast Patrol
as Capt. SlocumCoast Patrol was a threadbare silent 5-reeler starring Kenneth MacDonald as an officer in the...
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The Flying Torpedo
as Bartholomew ThompsonIn the future (1921), an alliance of several foreign countries plot to attack the US. American...
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Those Who Dare
as Thorne WtherellCaptain Manning, a seasoned salt, is ordered to remove his battered ship, the Swallow, from the...
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A Woman's Awakening
as Judge CotterA 1917 film directed by Chester Withey.
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Pioneer's Gold
as Bob Hartley (as Spottswood Aitken)An old pioneer wants his brother's children whom he has never met to inherit his wealth, but a...
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A Dangerous Game
as uncreditedGretchen Ann runs away from her foster parents but is sheltered first by Bill Kelley, a train...
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Fixing a Flirt
as HeadwaiterInstead of paying his landlady, a man invites a seamstress out for dinner. To tease him her...
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