List of the best Josephine Crowell movies: Hearts of the World(1918), Hot Water(1924), The Man Who Laughs(1928), The Merry Widow(1925), Mantrap(1926), Stella Maris(1918), Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm(1917), The Greatest Question(1919), The Birth of a Nation(1915), Intolerance(1916) ... ...
War
USA
1918
117 Minutes
The Mother
Adolph Lestina Josephine Crowell Lillian Gish Robert Harron Jack Cosgrave Kate Bruce Ben Alexander Marion Emmons Frances Marion Dorothy Gish Robert Anderson
american beautiful girl friend german soldier father mother patriotic melodramatic rousing inspiring france village battlefield inn household world war i duty heroism love triangle german occupation
Young lovers in a French village are torn apart with the coming of the Great War.
Comedy
USA
1924
60 Minutes
Her Mother
Harold Lloyd Jobyna Ralston Josephine Crowell Charles Stevenson Mickey McBan Pat Harmon Andy DeVilla
husband wife newlywed mother-in-law brother-in-law madcap engaging house train car street los angeles newlyweds marriage in-laws misunderstanding livestock love quest underdog
Episodic look at married life and in-law problems. Adventures include a ride on a crowded trolley with a live turkey; a wild spin in a new auto with the in-laws in tow; and a sequence in ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1928
124 Minutes
Queen Anne
Conrad Veidt Mary Philbin Olga Baclanova Josephine Crowell George Siegmann Brandon Hurst Sam De Grasse Stuart Holmes Cesare Gravina Nick De Ruiz Edgar Norton
When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.
Drama
1925
113 Minutes
Queen Milena
Mae Murray John Gilbert Roy D'Arcy Josephine Crowell George Fawcett Tully Marshall Gertrude Bennett Sidney Bracey Estelle Clark Edward Connelly Albert Conti
prince dancer king uncle baron widow melodramatic passionate palace wedding dance hall ruritania marriage courtship class conflict royal life second chance underdog pursuit love
A prince (John Gilbert) and a baron with a foot fetish vie for a widowed U.S. dancer (Mae Murray) in Ruritania.
Romance
USA
1926
68 Minutes
Mrs. McGravity
Ernest Torrence Clara Bow Percy Marmont Eugene Pallette Tom Kennedy Josephine Crowell William Orlamond Charles Stevens
manicurist husband divorce lawyer outdoorsman neighbor friend witty confident engaging canada woods village minneapolis new york city opposites attract city vs. country love triangle marital problems isolation forbidden love
A sexy young manicurist living with her older backwoodsman husband in a small Canadian town finds herself attracted to a young, rich and famous divorce lawyer who comes to town on vacation.
Drama
USA
1918
84 Minutes
Aunt Gladys Linden
Mary Pickford Conway Tearle Ida Waterman Herbert Standing Marcia Manon Josephine Crowell
disabled person journalist orphan aunt wife maid melodramatic dark shocking emotional london mansion house jail england city isolation jealousy abuse disillusionment
Two young women - a paraplegic girl sheltered by her wealthy guardians and a more experienced orphan - fall in love with a man separated from his violent wife.
Drama
USA
1917
66 Minutes
Miranda Sawyer
Mary Pickford Eugene O'Brien Helen Jerome Eddy Charles Ogle Marjorie Daw Mayme Kelso Jane Wolf Josephine Crowell Jack McDonald Violet Wilkey Fred Turner
farm girl spinster aunt mother businessman best friend amusing endearing positive farm small town maine relocation culture clash poverty bad behavior romance inheritance underdog growing up
With her family in financial difficulties, Rebecca is sent to live with her two strict, unfeeling aunts, who do not appreciate the young girl's charm and energy. Rebecca must make new ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1919
80 Minutes
Mrs. Cain
Lillian Gish Robert Harron Ralph Graves Eugenie Besserer George Fawcett Tom Wilson George Nichols Josephine Crowell
An orphan girl is given shelter by a farm family, but soon finds herself in the clutches of a murderous farmer and his wife.
War, Drama, History
USA
1915
190 Minutes
Lillian Gish Mae Marsh Henry B. Walthall Miriam Cooper Mary Alden Ralph Lewis George Siegmann Walter Long Robert Harron Wallace Reid Joseph Henabery
military officer nurse politician slave brother abraham lincoln creative melodramatic south carolina washington, d.c. mansion hospital battlefield countryside american civil war politics slavery ku klux klan revenge rivalry
The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.
Drama
USA
1916
178 Minutes
Lillian Gish Robert Harron Bessie Love Mae Marsh Howard Gaye Margery Wilson Eugene Pallette Lillian Langdon Fred Turner Sam De Grasse Olga Grey
prince queen jesus mary magdalene worker wife fascinating profound california france judea babylon betrayal pacifism religion murder fall quest wretched excess 1910s
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.