Gordon Griffith

Acting

Gordon Griffith

Born July 4, 1907 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died October 12, 1958 · aged 51

Gordon Griffith (July 4, 1907 – October 12, 1958) was an American assistant director, film producer, and one of the first child actors in the American movie industry. Griffith worked in the film industry for five decades, acting in over 60 films, and surviving the transition from silent films to talkies. During his acting career, he worked with Charlie Chaplin, and was the first actor to portray T…

Known For

The Kentucky ColonelThe Kentucky Colonel · 1920
The Kentucky Colonel
8.01920
MovieDrama
Young Southerners Buck Hineman and Remington Osbury both are in love with the same woman, who promises to marry the one who returns when the Civil War breaks out. On the battlefield, Remington is wounded and left for dead, and Buck returns to marry her. Shortly afterward, Remington returns and contents himself with becoming one of the Hineman family.
Jungle MenaceJungle Menace · 1937
Jungle Menace
7.01937
MovieActionAdventure
Mystery and adventure, surrounding a stolen rubber harvest.
The Star BoarderThe Star Boarder · 1914
The Star Boarder
5.21914
MovieComedy
A fun-loving little boy's magic lantern show exposes some indiscreet moments between his landlady mother and her star boarder.
Adam Had Four SonsAdam Had Four Sons · 1941
Adam Had Four Sons
5.91941
MovieRomanceDrama
Emilie has been hired to care for the four sons of wealthy Adam Stoddard and his wife, Molly. After Molly dies, Adam and the boys grow to depend on Emilie even more. At the same time, Emilie falls in love with Adam. The boys grow up, but Adam insists that Emilie stay on as part of the family. Her relationships with both the boys and Adam become strained after one son marries a gold-digging viper named Hester. Written by Daniel Bubbeo
Tillie's Punctured RomanceTillie's Punctured Romance · 1914
Tillie's Punctured Romance
6.21914
MovieComedy
A womanizing city man meets Tillie in the country. When he sees that her father has a very large bankroll for his workers, he persuades her to elope with him.
Those Country KidsThose Country Kids · 1914
Those Country Kids
4.11914
MovieComedy
Although Mabel’s parents disapprove of Roscoe and Mabel’s relationship, the two still secretly court. When a rivaling suitor named Reddy appears, the men fight for Mabel’s hand. Although successful, Roscoe witnesses Reddy fall into a well and instantly calls for help. As the police fish Reddy out of the well, the young lovers see their chance at freedom and run off to elope.
Pandora and the Flying DutchmanPandora and the Flying Dutchman · 1951
Pandora and the Flying Dutchman
6.81951
MovieRomanceDrama
Pandora Reynolds is a woman who has never fallen in love – but one who men kill and die for. When she meets dashing and mysterious ship's captain Hendrik van der Zee, he pushes her to commit the ultimate act of love.
Exile ExpressExile Express · 1939
Exile Express
7.01939
MovieDramaCrime
When her scientist-employer is murdered, a female legal immigrant suddenly finds herself being deported via a train full of criminal aliens, g-men, reporters - and foreign agents trying to smuggle her off and into the hands of the murderous gang.

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Naked HeartsNaked Hearts · 1916
Naked Hearts
1916
MovieDrama
Maud and Cecil have been in love since they were children in the pre-Civil War South, but Howard, Maud's domineering brother, disapproves of a marriage between them. Instead, he has chosen English nobleman Lord Lovelace as the ideal fiancé for Maud. On the night that the engagement is to be announced, however, she elopes with Cecil. The runaways are caught, though, after which, because of her loyalty to her brother, Maud sends Cecil away. When the Civil War begins, Howard, Lovelace and Cecil all volunteer, and are all soon reported killed in action. Heartbroken, Maud decides to become a nun, and takes her vows just moments before Cecil, whose death was mistakenly reported, returns from the battlefield and comes to the convent to ask her to marry him.

Cecil - as a Child