Dorothy Gish Movies

  • 1912
    The Burglar’s Dilemma

    The Burglar’s Dilemma

    The Burglar’s Dilemma

    5.31912HD

    In this latter day Cain and Abel story, a jealous brother strikes down his sibling just as a young burglar is about to enter the house. The jealous...

    The Burglar’s Dilemma
  • 1915
    Old Heidelberg

    Old Heidelberg

    Old Heidelberg

    41915HD

    Karl Heinrich is the heir to the throne of the small European principality of Rutania, but he's a lonely child, not allowed to play with other...

    Old Heidelberg
  • 1918
    The Hope Chest

    The Hope Chest

    The Hope Chest

    01918HD

    Daughter of impoverished vaudeville actor Lew Moore, Sheila works as a waitress in a chocolate manufacturer's candy shop, where she delights the...

    The Hope Chest
  • 1917
    The Little Yank

    The Little Yank

    The Little Yank

    01917HD

    Sallie is a beautiful Kentucky girl who belongs to a family of Union sympathizers. Her brother is a lieutenant in the Union army, and on a visit home...

    The Little Yank
  • 1918
    Battling Jane

    Battling Jane

    Battling Jane

    01918HD

    Jane is a rootless young lady who finds an abandoned child and adopts it as her own. The decision, however, leads to great conflict with the child's...

    Battling Jane
  • 1915
    Her Mother's Daughter

    Her Mother's Daughter

    Her Mother's Daughter

    01915HD

    Marie is a village girl, very religious. Her mother, fearing some man will make her unhappy (as she had been made by a man) made her promise on her...

    Her Mother's Daughter
  • 1915
    Her Grandparents

    Her Grandparents

    Her Grandparents

    01915HD

    Dorothy, the girl who presides over the notion counter of the Emporium, the general store in a country town, is the sole support of her aged...

    Her Grandparents
  • 1927
    London

    London

    London

    01927HD

    A Lady adopts a runaway slum girl who resembles her own dead daughter.

    London
  • 1914
    The Mountain Rat

    The Mountain Rat

    The Mountain Rat

    01914HD

    A 1914 silent Western short

    The Mountain Rat
  • 1914
    Cigar Butts

    Cigar Butts

    Cigar Butts

    01914HD

    Short film telling the story of diamond smuggling.

    Cigar Butts
  • 1913
    The Perfidy of Mary

    The Perfidy of Mary

    The Perfidy of Mary

    01913HD

    Rose and her cousin Mary dwell in the land of romance, but real Romeos are scarce in this prosaic age. Yet Rose, in spite of a gay young Lothario who...

    The Perfidy of Mary
  • 1919
    Peppy Polly

    Peppy Polly

    Peppy Polly

    01919HD

    Polly has herself arrested and committed to a reformatory in order to investigate conditions at the institution, after the committee charged with the...

    Peppy Polly
  • 1914
    The City Beautiful

    The City Beautiful

    The City Beautiful

    01914HD

    The country boy, despite the advice of a fellow-townsman, goes to the city, where, after an encounter with a motion picture holdup man, is engaged as...

    The City Beautiful
  • 1914
    The Warning

    The Warning

    The Warning

    01914HD

    Dorothy, flighty little country girl, dissatisfied with humdrum country life. longs for the gaiety of the cities. She meets a man from city on...

    The Warning
  • 1920
    Mary Ellen Comes to Town

    Mary Ellen Comes to Town

    Mary Ellen Comes to Town

    101920HD

    A simple country girl comes to the big city and is taken advantage of by unscrupulous city-slickers.

    Mary Ellen Comes to Town
  • 1913
    The House of Discord

    The House of Discord

    The House of Discord

    01913HD

    In her youth the mother was saved from the fatal mistake by an accident, but it caused her years of separation from child and husband. It had...

    The House of Discord
  • 1915
    How Hazel Got Even

    How Hazel Got Even

    How Hazel Got Even

    01915HD

    Hazel, a cashier in a restaurant, is engaged to Patsy, a bus driver. Patsy earns some extra money by going in on preliminary bouts at the Athletic...

    How Hazel Got Even
  • 1914
    Their First Acquaintance

    Their First Acquaintance

    Their First Acquaintance

    01914HD

    Bob Taylor was a valuable man. Talbot, his employer, told Miriam as much, showing his daughter the good round sum which his new clerk had handed him...

    Their First Acquaintance
  • 1913
    The Widow's Kids

    The Widow's Kids

    The Widow's Kids

    01913HD

    In spite of their oversupply of energy, their Pa-to-be just doted on the kids. The fascinating traveling salesman, who won away their fickle Ma, did...

    The Widow's Kids
  • 1914
    The Better Way

    The Better Way

    The Better Way

    01914HD

    Sunbeam's father is sent to prison, and on his release promises to remain honest. He secures a job as a night watchman, but his prison record being...

    The Better Way