Blanche Sweet
Showgirl in Hollywood (1930)
Showgirl in Hollywood is a 1930 American pre-Code all-talking musical film with Technicolor sequences, produced and distributed by First National Pictures, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. The film stars Alice White, Jack Mulhall and Blanche Sweet. It was adapted from the 1929 novel Hollywood Girl by J.P. McEvoy.
Starring: Alice White•Thomas Meighan•Edwin August
The Woman Racket (1930)
The Woman Racket is an extant 1930 Pre-Code talking film produced and distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer starring Tom Moore and Blanche Sweet. It is based on a 1928 Broadway play, Night Hostess by Philip Dunning. In January 2012 the film became available on DVD from the Warner Archive collection home library. It was one of Blanche Sweet's three tal...
Starring: Tom Moore•Alice White•Blanche Sweet
Singed (1927)
Singed is a 1927 American silent drama film produced and distributed by Fox Film Corporation. The film was directed by John Griffith Wray and stars Blanche Sweet. Singed is based on Adela Rogers St. Johns's story "Love o' Women".
Starring: Alice White•Ralph Lewis
Bluebeard's Seven Wives (1926)
Bluebeard's Seven Wives is a 1926 American silent comedy film produced and released by First National Pictures. It was directed by Alfred Santell and starred Ben Lyon, Lois Wilson, and Blanche Sweet.
Starring: Alice White•Donald Crisp•Elliott Dexter
Diplomacy (1926)
Diplomacy is a 1926 American silent mystery film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed through Paramount Pictures. The movie is an update of the play Dora by Victorien Sardou. Marshall Neilan directs his then wife Blanche Sweet who stars.
Starring: Alice White•House Peters•Wheeler Oakman
The Far Cry (1926)
The Far Cry is a 1926 American silent epic drama film produced and distributed by the First National Pictures. The film was directed by Silvano Balboni, the husband of writer June Mathis, and starred screen veteran Blanche Sweet. It is based on a 1924 Broadway play of the same name by Arthur Richman.
Starring: Alice White•Thomas Meighan
The Lady from Hell (1926)
The Lady from Hell is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Stuart Paton and starring Roy Stewart, Blanche Sweet, and Ralph Lewis.
Starring: Alice White•Cleo Ridgely•Milton Sills
His Supreme Moment (1925)
His Supreme Moment is a 1925 American silent drama film with sequences filmed in Technicolor, starring Blanche Sweet and Ronald Colman, directed by George Fitzmaurice, and produced by Samuel Goldwyn. Anna May Wong has a small role as a harem girl appearing in a play. The film is now considered lost.
Starring: Alice White•Ernest Joy
The New Commandment (1925)
The New Commandment is a 1925 American silent drama film directed by Howard Higgin and written by Sada Cowan and Howard Higgin. It is based on the 1925 novel Invisible Wounds by Frederick Palmer. The film stars Blanche Sweet, Ben Lyon, Holbrook Blinn, Clare Eames, Effie Shannon, and Dorothy Cumming. The film was released on November 1, 1925, by Fir...
Starring: Alice White•Elliott Dexter
The Sporting Venus (1925)
The Sporting Venus is a 1925 American silent romantic drama film directed by Marshall Neilan. The film was the second MGM release of Neilan, and starred his wife, actress Blanche Sweet, who allegedly sported the lowest waistline of 1925. This is the first of two feature films that paired Ronald Colman with Blanche Sweet, the second being His Suprem...
Starring: Alice White•Ernest Joy
Why Women Love (1925)
Why Women Love is a 1925 American silent drama film produced and directed by Edwin Carewe and distributed by First National Pictures. Blanche Sweet starred in the film which was based on the Broadway play The Sea Woman, by Willard Robertson.
Starring: Alice White•Edmund Lowe
Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1924)
Tess of the d'Urbervilles is a 1924 American silent drama film starring Blanche Sweet and Conrad Nagel. It was directed by Sweet's husband, Marshall Neilan. The film is the second motion picture adaptation of the 1891 novel by Thomas Hardy, which had been turned into a very successful 1897 play starring Mrs. Fiske. In 1913, Adolph Zukor enticed Mrs...
Starring: Alice White•Bessie Love
Those Who Dance (1924)
Those Who Dance is a 1924 American silent drama film produced by Thomas H. Ince and directed by Lambert Hillyer. Released by Associated First National, the film stars Blanche Sweet, Bessie Love, and Warner Baxter. It is based on a story by George Kibbe Turner.
Starring: Alice White•Lois Wilson•Ralph Lewis
Anna Christie (1923)
Anna Christie is a 1923 American silent drama film based on the 1921 play by Eugene O'Neill and starring Blanche Sweet and William Russell.
Starring: Roy Stewart•Alice White
In the Palace of the King (1923)
In the Palace of the King is a 1923 American silent historical romantic drama film based on the novel of the same name by F. Marion Crawford. Directed by Emmett J. Flynn, the film stars Blanche Sweet, Pauline Starke, and Edmund Lowe.
Starring: Alice White•Pauline Starke•Nigel Barrie
The Meanest Man in the World (1923)
The Meanest Man in the World is a 1923 American silent comedy film. Directed by Edward F. Cline, the film stars Bert Lytell, Blanche Sweet, and Bryant Washburn. It was released on October 22, 1923. As of 2023, this film is considered lost.
Starring: Alice White•Bert Lytell
Quincy Adams Sawyer (1922)
Quincy Adams Sawyer is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by Clarence G. Badger. Distributed by Metro Pictures, the film is written by Bernard McConville, based on the 1900 novel Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks, written by Charles Felton Pidgin. The novel had sold over 1.5 million copies at the time, and had had a successful ru...
Starring: Alice White•Conrad Nagel•Charles Meredith
That Girl Montana (1921)
That Girl Montana is an extant 1921 American silent Western film starring Blanche Sweet and distributed by Pathé Exchange. Jesse D. Hampton produced and Robert Thornby directed. The film is based on a 1901 novel, That Girl Montana, by Marah Ellis Ryan. This is one of Sweet's few 1920s silent films to survive and is available in the DVD format.
Starring: Alice White•Frank Leigh•Warner Baxter
The Deadlier Sex (1920)
The Deadlier Sex is a 1920 American silent drama-comedy film directed by Robert Thornby which stars Blanche Sweet and features Boris Karloff, and was distributed by Pathé Exchange. The screenplay was written by Fred Myton, based on a short story by Bayard Veiller. It was filmed in Truckee, California. This film was recently restored by the Academy ...
Starring: Alice White•Ronald Colman
The Girl in the Web (1920)
The Girl in the Web is a 1920 American silent mystery film directed by Robert Thornby and starring Blanche Sweet, Nigel Barrie, and Adele Farrington.
Starring: Alice White•Arlette Marchal
Help Wanted - Male (1920)
Help Wanted – Male is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Henry King and starring Blanche Sweet, Henry King, and Frank Leigh.
Starring: Alice White•Tenen Holtz
Her Unwilling Husband (1920)
Her Unwilling Husband is a 1920 American silent comedy film directed by Paul Scardon and starring Blanche Sweet, Alan Roscoe, and Edwin Stevens.
Starring: Alice White•Henry B. Walthall
Simple Souls (1920)
Simple Souls is a 1920 American silent drama film produced by Jesse Hampton and distributed through Pathé Exchange. It is based on a 1919 novel of the same name by John Hastings Turner and stars Blanche Sweet. Robert Thornby directed. It is not known whether the film currently survives.
Starring: Alice White•Edwin August
Fighting Cressy (1919)
Fighting Cressy is a lost 1919 silent film western directed by Robert Thornby and starring Blanche Sweet. It was produced by Jesse D. Hampton and distributed through Pathé Exchange.
Starring: Alice White•Earle Foxe
The Unpardonable Sin (1919)
The Unpardonable Sin is a 1919 American silent drama/propaganda film set during World War I. The film was produced by Harry Garson, directed by Marshall Neilan, written by Kathryn Stuart, and stars Neilan's wife, Blanche Sweet, who portrays dual roles in the film. The Unpardonable Sin is based on the novel of the same name by Rupert Hughes. The Sil...
Starring: Alice White•W. Chrystie Miller•Mae Marsh
A Woman of Pleasure (1919)
A Woman of Pleasure is a lost 1919 American silent drama film directed by Wallace Worsley and starring Blanche Sweet. It was distributed by Pathé Exchange in the United States.
Starring: Alice White•Donald Crisp
The Evil Eye (1917)
The Evil Eye is an extant 1917 American silent drama film produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by George Melford and stars Blanche Sweet. A copy is preserved at the Library of Congress.
Starring: Alice White•Wallace Beery
The Silent Partner (1917)
The Silent Partner is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan from a screen story by Edmund Goulding and starred Blanche Sweet, who in a few years would marry Marshall Neilan. The film was remade in 1923, and also released by Paramount Pictures.
Starring: Alice White•Tom Forman
Those Without Sin (1917)
Those Without Sin is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan, written by Thomas J. Geraghty, George DuBois Proctor and Harvey F. Thew, and starring Blanche Sweet, Tom Forman, Clarence Geldart, Guy Oliver, James Neill, and Charles Ogle. It was released on March 1, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.
Starring: Alice White•Wallace Beery
The Tides of Barnegat (1917)
The Tides of Barnegat is a 1917 American drama silent film directed by Marshall Neilan and written by Francis Hopkinson Smith and Eve Unsell. The film stars Blanche Sweet, Elliott Dexter, Tom Forman, Norma Nichols, Billy Jacobs and Walter Rodgers. The film was released on April 12, 1917, by Paramount Pictures.
Starring: Alice White•Wheeler Oakman
The Blacklist (1916)
The Blacklist is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and written by Marion Fairfax and William C. deMille. The film stars Blanche Sweet, Charles Clary, Ernest Joy, William Elmer, Horace B. Carpenter, and Lucien Littlefield. The film was released on February 20, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.
Starring: Alice White•James Neill
The Dupe (1916)
The Dupe is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by Frank Reicher and written by Hector Turnbull and Margaret Turnbull. The film stars Blanche Sweet, Ernest Joy, Veda McEvers and Thomas Meighan. The film was released on July 2, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.
Starring: Alice White•James Neill
Public Opinion (1916)
Public Opinion is a surviving 1916 American silent drama film produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Frank Reicher and stars Blanche Sweet. Margaret Turnbull provided the original screen story and scenario. Public Opinion is one of very few of Blanche Sweet's Paramount Pictures films still in existence. It...
Starring: Carlyle Blackwell•Alice White
The Ragamuffin (1916)
The Ragamuffin is a 1916 American silent drama film directed and written by William C. deMille. The film stars Blanche Sweet in a 'Pickfordish' style role.
Starring: Alice White•Wallace Beery
The Sowers (1916)
The Sowers is a surviving 1916 silent film drama produced by Jesse Lasky, released through Paramount Pictures and directed by William C. deMille. The feature stars Blanche Sweet and Thomas Meighan and is based on the 1896 novel The Sowers by Henry Seton Merriman. It is preserved in the Library of Congress collections.
Starring: Alice White•Tom Forman
The Storm (1916)
The Storm is a 1916 American silent drama film directed by Frank Reicher and starring Blanche Sweet and Thomas Meighan. Beatrice deMille and Leighton Osmun provided the story and scenario for the film. It is not known whether the film currently survives.
Starring: Alice White•Tom Forman
The Thousand-Dollar Husband (1916)
The Thousand-Dollar Husband is a lost 1916 American silent drama film written and directed by James Young and starring Blanche Sweet, Theodore Roberts, Tom Forman, James Neill, Horace B. Carpenter, and Lucille La Verne. The film was released on May 28, 1916, by Paramount Pictures.
Starring: Alice White•Alan Roscoe•Wallace Beery
Unprotected (1916)
Unprotected is a 1916 American drama silent film directed by James Young, written by James Hatton, and starring Blanche Sweet, Theodore Roberts, Ernest Joy, Tom Forman, Walter Long and Mrs. Lewis McCord. It was released on November 6, 1916 (US), by Paramount Pictures.
Starring: Alice White•Alan Roscoe•James Neill
The Captive (1915)
The Captive is an American silent-era film released on April 22, 1915. It was released on five reels. The film was written, directed, edited, and produced by Cecil B. DeMille. Jesse L. Lasky was another producer and Jeanie MacPherson worked with DeMille to write the screenplay. The film is based on a play written by Cecil B. DeMille and Jeanie MacP...
Starring: Alice White•Russell Simpson
The Case of Becky (1915)
The Case of Becky is a 1915 American silent drama film directed by Frank Reicher. It was adapted by Margaret Turnbull from the 1912 play of the same name by David Belasco and Edward Locke. The film stars Blanche Sweet, Theodore Roberts, James Neill, Carlyle Blackwell, Jane Wolfe, and Gertrude Kellar. The film was released on September 13, 1915, by ...
Starring: Alice White•Alan Roscoe•Charles Meredith
The Clue (1915)
The Clue is a lost 1915 American drama silent film directed by James Neill and Frank Reicher and written by Margaret Turnbull. The film stars Blanche Sweet, Gertrude Kellar, Edward MacKay, Sessue Hayakawa, Page Peters and Ernest Joy. The film was released on July 8, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.
Starring: Alice White•Lionel Barrymore
The Secret Orchard (1915)
The Secret Orchard is a 1915 American drama silent film directed by Frank Reicher and written by Channing Pollock and William C. deMille. The film stars Cleo Ridgely, Blanche Sweet, Edward MacKay, Gertrude Kellar, Carlyle Blackwell and Theodore Roberts. The film was released on August 9, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.
Starring: Alice White•Charles Meredith•W. Chrystie Miller
The Secret Sin (1915)
The Secret Sin is a surviving 1915 silent film drama produced by Jesse Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was directed by Frank Reicher and starred Blanche Sweet, Thomas Meighan and Sessue Hayakawa. This film often thought lost actually survives at the Library of Congress and along with a few other surviving Lasky features from 1915-17...
Starring: Alice White•Lionel Barrymore•Tom Forman
Stolen Goods (1915)
Stolen Goods is a lost 1915 American drama silent film directed by George Melford and written by Margaret Turnbull. The film stars Blanche Sweet, Cleo Ridgely, House Peters, Sr., Horace B. Carpenter, Sydney Deane and Theodore Roberts. The film was released on May 24, 1915, by Paramount Pictures.
Starring: Alice White•Russell Simpson•W. Chrystie Miller
The Warrens of Virginia (1915)
The Warrens of Virginia is a 1915 American drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Prints of the film survive at the George Eastman House Motion Picture Collection.
Starring: Alice White•Mae Marsh
The Avenging Conscience (1914)
The Avenging Conscience: or "Thou Shalt Not Kill" is a 1914 silent horror film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film is based on Edgar Allan Poe's 1843 short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" and his 1849 poem "Annabel Lee".
Starring: James Neill•Alice White
The Escape (1914)
The Escape was a 1914 American silent drama film written and directed by D. W. Griffith and starred Donald Crisp. The film is based on the play of the same name by Paul Armstrong who also wrote the screenplay. It is now considered lost. The master negative of the production was destroyed in the disastrous 1914 Lubin vault fire in Philadelphia, Penn...
Starring: Alice White•Sessue Hayakawa•Cleo Ridgely
Judith of Bethulia (1914)
Judith of Bethulia (1914) is an American film starring Blanche Sweet and Henry B. Walthall, and produced and directed by D. W. Griffith, based on the play "Judith and the Holofernes" (1896) by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, which itself was an adaptation of the Book of Judith. The film was the first feature-length film made by pioneering film company Biogr...
Starring: James Neill•Alice White
Oil and Water (1913)
Oil and Water is a 1913 film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The supporting cast includes Henry B. Walthall, Lionel Barrymore, and Harry Carey. A stage dancer (Sweet) and a serious-type homebody (Walthall) discover, after marriage, that their individual styles don't mesh. The movie includes elaborate dance sequences.
Starring: James Neill•Alice White•Lionel Barrymore
Three Friends (1913)
Three Friends is a 1913 American short silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.
Starring: James Neill•Alice White•Lionel Barrymore
The Eternal Mother (1912)
The Eternal Mother is a surviving 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when Biograph Company and other early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century.
Starring: W. Chrystie Miller•Alice White
The Old Bookkeeper (1912)
The Old Bookkeeper is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.
Starring: Alice White•W. Chrystie Miller