| Nursing a Viper | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | D.W. Griffith Frank E. Woods |
| Produced by | Biograph Company |
| Starring | Arthur V. Johnson Marion Leonard |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
| Distributed by | Biograph Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 1 reel (920 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
Nursing a Viper is a 1909 American silent short film by pioneer director D. W. Griffith. A paper print of the film survives in the Library of Congress. [1] [2]
William Andrew Quirk was an American stage and silent-film actor. He performed in more than 180 films between 1909 and 1924. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, he died in Los Angeles, California. Gem Motion Picture Company produced a series of "Billy"-titled pictures starring Quirk.
My Hero is a 1912 American short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Dorothy Gish.
Frank E. Woods was an American screenwriter of the silent era. He wrote for 90 films from 1908 to 1925. He first became a writer with the Biograph Company. Woods was also a pioneering film reviewer. As a writer, his contributions to film criticism are discussed in the 2009 documentary, For the Love of Movies: The Story of American Film Criticism. Woods worked for the Kinemacolor Company of America, directing at their Hollywood studios and writing the script for the unreleased The Clansman (1911). He was also known for his screenplay collaborations with D. W. Griffith, including the co-scripting of The Birth of a Nation. He later publicly expressed regret for his involvement with the film. He is interred in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, CA.
The Wanderer is a 1913 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and produced by the Biograph Company. Prints of the film exist in private collections.
The Lady and the Mouse is a 1913 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film survives. Lillian and Dorothy Gish play sisters in the film. The only other two films where the Gishes play sisters are An Unseen Enemy (1912) and Orphans of the Storm (1922).
The Making of a Man is a 1911 American short silent drama film produced by the Biograph Company of New York, directed by D. W. Griffith, and starring Dell Henderson and Blanche Sweet.
The Miser's Heart is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey where early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century. A print of the film survives.
A Woman Scorned is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.
The Lesser Evil is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. A print of the film survives.
An Outcast Among Outcasts is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and Wilfred Lucas. It was Lucas' debut film as a director. The film starred Blanche Sweet.
Blind Love is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.
The House Behind the Cedars is a 1927 silent race film directed, written, produced and distributed by the noted director Oscar Micheaux. It was loosely adapted from the 1900 novel of the same name by African-American writer Charles W. Chesnutt, who explored issues of race, class and identity in the post-Civil War South. No print of the film is known to exist, and it is considered lost. Micheaux remade the film in 1932 under the title Veiled Aristocrats.
The Black Viper is a 1908 film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was made by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company which was based in Fort Lee, New Jersey at the beginning of the 20th century.
The Red Man and the Child is a 1908 American black-and-white short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith for the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. It stars Charles Inslee and six-year old John Tansey.
The Red Girl is a 1908 American black-and-white short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith for the American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. It stars Florence Lawrence and the cast includes Charles Inslee, George Gebhardt, D. W. Griffith, Mack Sennett and Linda Arvidson.
The Adventures of Billy is a 1911 silent short dramatic film directed by D. W. Griffith. It is one of many Griffith shorts preserved by the paper print and is available for viewing today.
As It Is In Life is a 1910 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and produced and distributed by the Biograph Company. Mary Pickford appears in the film.
The Little Tease is a 1913 silent black and white drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, produced by Biograph Company and starring Henry B. Walthall and Mae Marsh.
The Yaqui Cur is a 1913 American silent Western black and white film directed by D. W. Griffith, written by Stanner E.V. Taylor and starring Robert Harron, Kate Bruce, Walter Miller, Charles Hill Mailes and Victoria Forde. Griffith directed seven films with more than one reel, including The Yaqui Cur and The Little Tease (1913).
Just Like a Woman is a 1912 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mary Pickford. It was produced by the Biograph Company and distributed by General Film Company.
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