Cast: Arthur V. Johnson

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Arthur V. Johnson. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Unchanging Sea (S)

1910 · Movie · 14 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Arthur V. Johnson · Linda Arvidson · Gladys Egan · Mary Pickford

Synopsis In this story set at a seaside fishing village and inspired by a Charles Kingsley poem, a young couple's happy life is turned about by an accident. The husband, although saved from drowning, loses his memory. A child is on...

6.9

187 votes

6.9

187 votes

The Sealed Room (S)

1909 · Movie · 11 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Arthur V. Johnson · Marion Leonard · Henry B. Walthall

Synopsis In this movie suggested by Poe's "A Cask of Amontillado", The king constructs a cozy, windowless love-nest for himself and his concubine. However, she is not faithful to her sovereign, but consorts with the court troubadour. In fact, they use...

6.0

129 votes

6.0

129 votes

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Arthur V. Johnson · Linda Arvidson · Adele DeGarde · Charles Avery

Synopsis A drinking man arrives home, late and sozzled as usual. His wife reminds him that he promised to take their child to a play. The play proves to be a morality tale about the evils of drink; he sees the...

6.0

42 votes

6.0

42 votes

The Lonely Villa (S)

1909 · Movie · 8 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast David Miles · Marion Leonard · Mary Pickford · Gladys Egan

Synopsis A gang of thieves lure a man out of his home so that they can rob it and threaten his wife and children. The family barricade themselves in an interior room, but the criminals are well-equipped for breaking in. When...

6.0

169 votes

6.0

169 votes

Money Mad (S)

1908 · Movie · 11 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Charles Inslee · George Gebhardt · Arthur V. Johnson · Florence Lawrence

Synopsis An old miser is robbed and killed by two thugs, who subsequently kill one another as each tries to get all the loot.

5.9

37 votes

5.9

37 votes

The Song of the Shirt (S)

1908 · Movie · 11 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Linda Arvidson · George Gebhardt · Robert Harron · Arthur V. Johnson

Synopsis A girl toils in a sweatshop to help her ailing sister.

5.6

34 votes

5.6

34 votes

Faithful (S)

1910 · Movie · 17 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Arthur V. Johnson · Mack Sennett · Florence Barker · Kate Bruce

Synopsis Adonese is returning home from seeing the woman he is courting, and he is driving around a corner when his car accidentally brushes against the tramp 'Faithful' and knocks him over. Feeling sorry for him, Adonese helps him up and...

5.6

25 votes

5.6

25 votes

Romance of a Jewess (S)

1908 · Movie · 10 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Florence Lawrence · George Gebhardt · Gladys Egan · John R. Cumpson

Synopsis A pawn shop. A man arranges a marriage with the owner's daughter, but she declines for love. The couple is cut off, and opens a book shop; some years later, he dies in a fall from a ladder. She is...

5.3

40 votes

5.3

40 votes

Nursing a Viper (S)

1909 · Movie · 10 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Arthur V. Johnson · Marion Leonard · Frank Powell · Frank Evans

Synopsis During the French Revolution, a wealthy couple lives safely by professing republican beliefs. When a mob attacks a nearby chateau an aristocrat bursts into the couple's home. They save his life by disguising him as a servant, but he soon...

5.3

79 votes

5.3

79 votes

What Drink Did (S)

1909 · Movie · 12 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast David Miles · Florence Lawrence · Gladys Egan · Adele DeGarde

Synopsis A man leaves his wife and two daughters for work in a carpentry shop. At work, he initially refuses a beer with lunch, then gives in. After work, two friends take a little while to convince him to go for...

5.2

38 votes

5.2

38 votes

The Adventures of Dollie (S)

1908 · Movie · 12 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith · G.W. Bitzer

Cast Arthur V. Johnson · Linda Arvidson · Gladys Egan · Charles Inslee

Synopsis On a warm and sunny summer's day, a mother and father take their young daughter Dollie on a riverside outing. A gypsy basket peddler happens along, and is angered when the mother refuses to buy his wares. He attacks mother...

5.2

139 votes

5.2

139 votes

The Hessian Renegades (S)

1909 · Movie · 10 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Owen Moore · Linda Arvidson · Kate Bruce · William J. Butler

Synopsis During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a civilian family, but is soon detected. The family and their neighbors...

5.1

30 votes

5.1

30 votes

The Mended Lute (S)

1909 · Movie · 11 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Florence Lawrence · Frank Powell · Owen Moore · James Kirkwood

Synopsis Rising Moon loves Little Bear, but her father prefers Standing Rock, a richer suitor. Standing Rock takes her to his teepee under guard, but she escapes and joins Little Bear as they attempt to escape.

5.1

59 votes

5.1

59 votes

Resurrection (S)

1909 · Movie · 12 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Arthur V. Johnson · Florence Lawrence · Marion Leonard · Owen Moore

Synopsis Nekhludoff, a Russian nobleman serving on a jury, discovers that the young girl on trial, Katusha, is someone he once seduced and abandoned and that he himself bears responsibility for reducing her to crime. He sets out to redeem her...

5.1

22 votes

5.1

22 votes

The Voice of the Violin (S)

1909 · Movie · 16 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Arthur V. Johnson · Marion Leonard · Frank Powell · David Miles

Synopsis A music teacher is in love with Helen, one of his students, but she rejects him. In his anger he joins a communist group who plan to blow up a rich capitalist's house. When he realizes it's Helen's house, he...

5.0

31 votes

5.0

31 votes

The Cricket on the Hearth (S)

1909 · Movie · 10 min. · United States

Direction D.W. Griffith

Cast Owen Moore · Violet Mersereau · Linda Arvidson · Dorothy West

Synopsis Because of poverty Edward Plummer leaves his family and his sweetheart May and goes to sea. While he is away, his sister Dot marries John Peerybingle. Mrs. Fielding, the mother of May, is deep in debt, and when Old Tackleton...

5.0

21 votes

5.0

21 votes