Blanche Sweet filmography

This is the filmography for Blanche Sweet. According to the Internet Movie Database, Sweet appeared in 161 films between 1909 and 1959.[1]

Biograph (1909–1914)

Blanche Sweet started working at Biograph in 1909 under contract to director D. W. Griffith. Sweet remained at Biograph until 1914. Sweet starred in 85 films under Biograph, most of which were one or two reels.

1909

Release date	Title	Role	Director	Studio(s) / Distributor(s)	Preservation status
1909	A Man with Three Wives				Lost
December 13, 1913	A Corner in Wheat		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
December 23, 1909	In Little Italy	At the Ball	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
December 27, 1909	To Save Her Soul	Backstage at Debut/At Party	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
December 30, 1909	The Day After	The New Year	D. W. Griffith Frank Powell	Biograph Company	Extant
December 30, 1909	Choosing a Husband	One of Gladys' Friends	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost

1910

Release date	Title	Role	Director	Studio(s) / Distributor(s)	Preservation status
January 3, 1910	The Rocky Road	The Daughter, at Eighteen	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
January 15, 1910	All on Account of the Milk	The Maid	Frank Powell	Biograph Company	Extant
April 11, 1910	A Romance of the Western Hills		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
April 14, 1910	The Kid		Frank Powell	Biograph Company	Lost
July 18, 1910	A Flash of Light		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
November 17, 1910	Love in Quarantine		Frank Powell	Biograph Company	Lost

1911

Release date	Title	Role	Director	Studio(s) / Distributor(s)	Preservation status	Notes
January 2, 1911	The Two Paths		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
February 6, 1911	Heart Beats of Long Ago		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
February 23, 1911	His Daughter		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
February 27, 1911	The Lily of the Tenements		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
March 6, 1911	A Decree of Destiny		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
March 16, 1911	Was He a Coward?		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
March 23, 1911	The Lonedale Operator	Daughter of the Linedale Operator	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant	Uncredited
March 27, 1911	Priscilla's April Fool Joke	On Lawn	Frank Powell	Biograph Company	Lost
March 30, 1911	The Spanish Gypsy		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
April 3, 1911	Priscilla and the Umbrella	The Sister	Frank Powell Mack Sennett	Biograph Company	Lost
April 6, 1911	The Broken Cross		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
April 27, 1911	How She Triumphed	Mary	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
May 11, 1911	The Country Lovers		Mack Sennett	Biograph Company	Lost
May 15, 1911	The New Dress	At Wedding/At Market	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
May 25, 1911	The White Rose of the Wilds	White Rose	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
June 5, 1911	The Smile of a Child	The Peasant Woman	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
June 12, 1911 June 15, 1911	Enoch Arden	On the Beach	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
June 22, 1911	The Primal Call		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
June 29, 1911	Fighting Blood		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
July 17, 1911	The Indian Brothers	Indian	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
July 24, 1911	A Country Cupid	Edith	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
July 27, 1911	The Last Drop of Water	Mary	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
August 3, 1911	Out from the Shadow	Mrs. Vane	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
August 17, 1911	The Blind Princess and the Poet	The Princess	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
September 4, 1911	The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of	Alice	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
October 5, 1911	The Making of a Man	Young Woman	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
October 26, 1911	The Long Road	Edith	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
October 30, 1911	Love in the Hills	The Girl	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
November 6, 1911	The Battle	The Boy's Sweetheart	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
November 16, 1911	Through Darkened Vales	Grace	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
November 20, 1911	The Miser's Heart	Neighbor	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
November 30, 1911	A Woman Scorned		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
December 28, 1911	The Voice of the Child	The Wife	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost

1912

c.1912

Release date	Title	Role	Director	Studio(s) / Distributor(s)	Preservation status
January 11, 1912	The Eternal Mother	Martha, the Wife	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
January 18, 1912	The Old Bookkeeper	The Old Bookkeeper's Employer's Wife	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
January 22, 1912	For His Son	The Son's Fiancée	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
February 1, 1912	The Transformation of Mike	The Tenement Girl	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
February 8, 1912	A Sister's Love		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
February 22, 1912	Under Burning Skies	Emily	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
March 7, 1912	A String of Pearls	The Second Woman	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
March 25, 1912	The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch	The Goddess	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
April 4, 1912	The Punishment	The Fruit Grower's Daughter	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
April 25, 1912	One Is Business, the Other Crime	Rich Wife	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
April 29, 1912	The Lesser Evil	The Young Woman	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
May 30, 1912	An Outcast Among Outcasts	The Young Woman	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
June 10, 1912	A Temporary Truce	Alice, the Prospector's Wife	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
June 20, 1912	The Spirit Awakened	The Young Woman	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
July 1, 1912	Man's Lust for Gold	The Prospector's Daughter	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
August 12, 1912	The Inner Circle		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
August 19, 1912	With the Enemy's Help	The Prospector's Wife	Wilfred Lucas	Biograph Company	Extant
August 22, 1912	A Change of Spirit	The Young Woman	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
1912	A Pueblo Romance		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
September 12, 1912	Blind Love	The Young Woman	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
October 10, 1912	The Chief's Blanket	The Young Woman	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
October 24, 1912	The Painted Lady	the Older Sister	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
November 25, 1912	A Sailor's Heart	The Wife	Wilfred Lucas	Biograph Company	Extant
December 26, 1912	The God Within	The Woman of the Camp	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company General Film Company	Extant

1913

Release date	Title	Role	Director	Studio(s) / Distributor(s)	Preservation status
January 2, 1913	Three Friends	The Wife	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
January 13, 1913	Pirate Gold	The Daughter	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
February 6, 1913	Oil and Water	Mlle. Genova	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
February 24, 1913	A Chance Deception	The Wife	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
February 27, 1913	Love in an Apartment Hotel	The Young Woman	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
March 8, 1913	Broken Ways	The Road Agent's Wife	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
March 20, 1913	Near to Earth		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
April 3, 1913	The Hero of Little Italy	Maria	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
April 7, 1913	The Stolen Bride	The Grower's Daughter	Anthony O'Sullivan	Biograph Company	Lost
May 1, 1913	If We Only Knew	The Mother	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
June 14, 1913	Death's Marathon	The Wife	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
July 12, 1913	The Mistake	The Young Woman	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
1913	The Coming of Angelo		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
July 28, 1913	The Vengeance of Galora		Anthony O'Sullivan	Biograph Company	Lost
August 23, 1913	Two Men of the Desert	The Authoress	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Lost
November 17, 1913	A Cure for Suffragettes		Edward Dillon	Biograph Company	Extant
November 1913	The Battle at Elderbush Gulch		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
December 13, 1913	The House of Discord	The Wife	James Kirkwood Sr.	Biograph Company	Extant
1913	Beyond All Law		Frank Powell	Biograph Company	Lost
1913	Her Wedding Bell			Biograph Company	Lost
1913	The Wedding Gown		Frank Powell	Biograph Company	Extant

1914

Release date	Title	Role	Director	Studio(s) / Distributor(s)	Preservation status
1914	The Sentimental Sister			Biograph Company	Lost
February 14, 1914	Classmates	Sylvia Randolph	James Kirkwood	Biograph Company	Extant
February 26, 1914	The Massacre	Stephen's Ward	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
March 8, 1914	Judith of Bethulia	Judith	D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
March 19, 1914	Strongheart	Dorothy Nelson, Frank's Sister	James Kirkwood	Biograph Company	Lost
April 25, 1914	Brute Force		D. W. Griffith	Biograph Company	Extant
March 18, 1915	His Desperate Deed			Biograph Company	Lost

Mutual Film Corporation (1914)

Griffith left Biograph in 1914, wanting to continue directing feature films such as Judith of Bethulia. He took his actors with him and joined the Mutual Film Corporation. Most of Sweet's films under Mutual Film are now lost. Of the 14 films, only 3 are known to survive.

The Avenging Conscience scene.

1914

Release date	Title	Role	Director	Studio(s) / Distributor(s)	Preservation status
1914	Ashes of the Past		James Kirkwood Sr.	Mutual Film	Lost
May 17, 1914	Home, Sweet Home	The Wife	D. W. Griffith	Mutual Film	Extant
1914	The Soul of Honor		James Kirkwood Sr.	Mutual Film	Lost
June 1, 1914	The Escape	May Joyce	D. W. Griffith	Mutual Film	Lost
August 2, 1914	The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'	his sweetheart	D. W. Griffith	Mutual Film	Extant
1914	The Second Mrs. Roebuck	Mabel Mack	D. W. Griffith	Mutual Film	Lost
August 1914	Men and Women	Agnes Rodman	James Kirkwood	Biograph Company	Lost
1914	For Those Unborn		Christy Cabanne	Mutual Film	Lost
1914	Her Awakening	Mary	Christy Cabanne	Mutual Film	Lost
1914	For Her Father's Sins	Mary Ashton	John B. O'Brien	Mutual Film	Lost
November 8, 1914	The Tear That Burned		John B. O'Brien	Mutual Film	Lost
1914	The Odalisque	May, A Stock Girl	Christy Cabanne	Mutual Film	Lost
1914	The Little Country Mouse	Dorothy	Donald Crisp	Mutual Film	Extant
1914	The Old Maid		John B. O'Brien	Mutual Film	Lost

Paramount Pictures (1915–1919)

Sweet and Griffith parted ways in 1915 and signed with Famous Players Film Company for a higher pay. The studio would become known as Famous Players-Lasky following a merger in 1916. Films would be distributed by Paramount Pictures. 8 of the 20 films Sweet starred in survive, while 12 are presumed lost.

1915

Release date	Title	Role	Director	Studio(s) / Distributor(s)	Preservation status
February 15, 1915	The Warrens of Virginia	Agatha Warren	Cecil B. DeMille	Paramount Pictures	Extant
April 22, 1915	The Captive	Sonya Martinovich	Cecil B. DeMille	Paramount Pictures	Extant
May 24, 1915	Stolen Goods	Margery Huntley	George Melford	Paramount Pictures	Lost
July 8, 1915	The Clue	Christine Lesley	James Neill Frank Reicher	Paramount Pictures	Lost
August 9, 1915	The Secret Orchard	Diane	Frank Reicher	Paramount Pictures	Lost
September 13, 1915	The Case of Becky	Dorothy/Becky	Frank Reicher	Paramount Pictures	Extant
October 21, 1915	The Secret Sin	Edith Martin/Grace Martin	Frank Reicher	Paramount Pictures	Extant
January 23, 1916	The Ragamuffin	Jenny	William C. deMille	Paramount Pictures	Extant
February 20, 1916	The Blacklist	Vera Maroff	William C. deMille	Paramount Pictures	Lost
March 30, 1916	The Sowers	Karin Dolokhof	William C. DeMille	Paramount Pictures	Extant
May 28, 1916	The Thousand-Dollar Husband	Olga Nelson	James Young	Paramount Pictures	Lost
July 2, 1916	The Dupe	Ethel Hale	Frank Reicher	Paramount Pictures	Lost
August 20, 1916	Public Opinion	Hazel Gray		Paramount Pictures	Extant
October 5, 1916	The Storm	Natalie Raydon	Frank Reicher	Paramount Pictures	Lost
1916	Unprotected	Barbara King	James Young	Paramount Pictures	Lost
January 4, 1917	The Evil Eye	Dr. Katherine Torrance	George Melford	Paramount Pictures	Extant
March 1, 1917	Those Without Sin	Melanie Landry	Marshall Neilan	Paramount Pictures	Lost
April 12, 1917	The Tides of Barnegat	Jane Cobden	Marshall Neilan	Paramount Pictures	Lost
May 10, 1917	The Silent Partner'	Jane Colby	Marshall Neilan	Paramount Pictures	Lost
March 2, 1919	The Unpardonable Sin	Alice Parcot/Dimny Parcot	Marshall Neilan	Paramount Pictures	Lost

Pathé Exchange

Sweet exclusively starred in films made by Pathé Exchange from 1919 to 1921. 6 of the 8 films are presumed lost.

Release date	Title	Role	Director	Studio(s) / Distributor(s)	Preservation status
November 19, 1919	A Woman of Pleasure	Alice Dane	Wallace Worsley	Pathé Exchange	Lost
January 11, 1920	Fighting Cressy	Cressy	Robert Thornby	Pathé Exchange	Lost
March 28, 1920	The Deadlier Sex	Mary Willard	Robert Thornby	Pathé Exchange	Extant
May 12, 1920	Simple Souls	Molly Shine	Robert Thornby	Pathé Exchange	Lost
August 5, 1920	The Girl in the Web	Esther Maitland	Robert Thornby	Pathé Exchange	Lost
September 26, 1920	Help Wanted – Male	Leona Stafford	Henry King	Pathé Exchange	Lost
November 21, 1920	Her Unwilling Husband	Mavis	Paul Scardon	Pathé Exchange	Lost
January 1921	That Girl Montana	Montana Rivers	Robert Thornby	Pathé Exchange	Extant

Later films (1919–1929)

Of the 17 films, 6 survive and 11 are presumed lost.

Help Wanted-Male lobby card

Blanche Sweet in Anna Christie 1923

The Deadlier Sex - newspaper ad

Release date	Title	Role	Director	Studio(s) / Distributor(s)	Preservation status
1919	The Hushed Hour	Virginia Appleton Blodgett	Edmund Mortimer	Harry Garson Productions	Extant
December 4, 1922	Quincy Adams Sawyer	Alice Pettengill	Clarence G. Badger	Metro Pictures	Lost
October 22, 1923	The Meanest Man in the World	Jane Hudson	Edward F. Cline	Principal Pictures	Lost
October 28, 1923	In the Palace of the King	Delores Mendoza	Emmett J. Flynn	Goldwyn Pictures	Lost
November 25, 1923	Anna Christie	Anna Christie	John Griffith Wray	First National Pictures	Extant
April 28, 1924	Those Who Dance	Rose Carney	Lambert Hillyer	First National Pictures	Lost
August 11, 1924	Tess of the d'Urbervilles	Teresa "Tess" Durbeyfield	Marshall Neilman	Pathé Exchange	Lost
April 13, 1925	The Sporting Venus	Lady Gwendolyn	Marshall Neilan	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	Extant
May 3, 1925	His Supreme Moment	Carla King	George Fitzmaurice	First National Pictures	Lost
October 18, 1925	Why Women Love	Molla Hansen	Edwin Carewe	First National Pictures	Lost
November 1, 1925	The New Commandment	Renee Darcourt	Howard Higgin	First National Pictures	Lost
January 13, 1926	Bluebeard's Seven Wives	Juliet	Alfred Santell	First National Pictures	Lost
January 7, 1926	The Lady from Hell	Lady Margaret Darnely	Stuart Paton	Stuart Paton Productions	Extant
February 14, 1926	The Far Cry	Claire Marsh	Silvano Balboni	First National Pictures	Lost
September 20, 1926	Diplomacy	Dora	Marshall Neilan	Paramount Pictures	Extant
August 23, 1927	Singed	Dolly Wall	John Griffith Wray	Fox Film Corporation	Extant
May 24, 1929	The Woman in White	Laura Fairlie/Anne	Herbert Wilcox	British and Dominions Imperial Studios	Lost

Sound Films (1929–1959)

Sweet starred only in five sound films, retiring in 1930. Her final role was uncredited in 1959. All are extant.

Release date	Title	Role	Director	Studio(s) / Distributor(s)	Notes
December 31, 1929	Always Faithful	Mrs. George W. Mason	Alfred A. Cohn	Warner Bros.
January 24, 1930	The Woman Racket	Julia Barnes Hayes	Robert Ober Albert H. Kelley	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
April 20, 1930	Showgirl in Hollywood	Donny Harris (Mrs. Buelow)	Mervyn LeRoy	First National Pictures	Final reel was filmed in Technicolor but is now lost.
October 25, 1930	The Silver Horde	Queenie	George Archainbaud	RKO Pictures
June 18, 1959	The Five Pennies	Headmistress of School	Melville Shavelson	Paramount Pictures	Uncredited

References

"IMDB.com: Blanche Sweet". IMDb. Retrieved July 1, 2008.

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[1] "IMDB.com: Blanche Sweet". IMDb. Retrieved July 1, 2008.