Raymond Griffith

Raymond Griffith was one of the great silent movie comedians. Later in his career, he worked behind the camera as writer and producer. Griffith was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He lost his voice at an early age, causing him to speak for the rest of his life in a hoarse whisper. Griffith claimed that it was the result of his having to scream at the top of his lungs every night in a stage melodrama as a child actor —others have stated that a childhood disease was more likely the cause. Although a few comedy films of his are considered classics, Griffith is almost totally forgotten today. Many of his starring feature films have long since been lost, but probably the best known of his films today is Hands Up! (1926), a Civil War comedy feature directed by Clarence G. Badger, and co-starring Mack Swain, which was entered into the National Film Registry in 2005. Also considered a classic is Badger's Paths to Paradise, a caper film that is in all circulating prints missing its final reel. Like many silent comedians, he had a traditional costume; his was a top hat, white tie and tails, often augmented by a cape and/or walking stick. The coming of sound ended Griffith's acting career, but he did have one memorable role in a motion picture before retiring from the screen, playing a French soldier killed by Lew Ayres in the 1930 Lewis Milestone film All Quiet on the Western Front. He then segued into a writing/producing career at Twentieth Century Fox. Griffith choked to death at the Masquers Club in Los Angeles, California, aged 62, on November 25, 1957.

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Baby Face

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

7.2

146 votes

Release Date

Jul 13, 1933

94 years ago
Drums Along the Mohawk

Department Production

Job Associate Producer

Average Rating

6.4

116 votes

Release Date

Nov 10, 1939

87 years ago
Three on a Match

Department Production

Job Supervising Producer

Average Rating

6.2

70 votes

Release Date

Oct 29, 1932

94 years ago
Ladies They Talk About

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.1

40 votes

Release Date

Feb 04, 1933

94 years ago
Born to Be Bad

Department Production

Job Associate Producer

Average Rating

5.6

21 votes

Release Date

May 18, 1934

93 years ago
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Department Production

Job Associate Producer

Average Rating

6.7

20 votes

Release Date

Mar 18, 1938

89 years ago
Poor Little Rich Girl

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.6

19 votes

Release Date

Jul 18, 1936

91 years ago
Parachute Jumper

Department Production

Job Supervising Producer

Average Rating

5.9

19 votes

Release Date

Jan 28, 1933

94 years ago
Day-time Wife

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.9

17 votes

Release Date

Nov 24, 1939

87 years ago
The Affairs of Cellini

Department Production

Job Associate Producer

Average Rating

4.9

13 votes

Release Date

Aug 24, 1934

92 years ago
Clive of India

Department Production

Job Associate Producer

Average Rating

4.7

11 votes

Release Date

Jan 25, 1935

92 years ago
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

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Job Associate Producer

Average Rating

5.3

11 votes

Release Date

Aug 15, 1934

92 years ago
Girls About Town

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Average Rating

6.3

10 votes

Release Date

Nov 07, 1931

95 years ago
Girls About Town

Department Production

Job Associate Producer

Average Rating

6.3

10 votes

Release Date

Nov 07, 1931

95 years ago
Blood Money

Department Production

Job Associate Producer

Average Rating

7.0

8 votes

Release Date

Nov 17, 1933

93 years ago
God's Gift to Women

Department Writing

Job Screenplay

Average Rating

4.5

8 votes

Release Date

Apr 13, 1931

96 years ago
Down on the Farm

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

5.5

7 votes

Release Date

Apr 17, 1920

107 years ago
Life Begins

Department Production

Job Production Supervisor

Average Rating

6.0

7 votes

Release Date

Sep 10, 1932

94 years ago
The Rich Are Always with Us

Department Production

Job Supervising Producer

Average Rating

4.6

7 votes

Release Date

May 19, 1932

95 years ago
Expensive Women

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

4.8

5 votes

Release Date

Oct 24, 1931

95 years ago
Three Blind Mice

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.0

5 votes

Release Date

Jun 18, 1938

89 years ago
Private Number

Department Production

Job Associate Producer

Average Rating

6.6

5 votes

Release Date

Jun 05, 1936

91 years ago
Broadway Thru a Keyhole

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

5.7

3 votes

Release Date

Nov 02, 1933

93 years ago
Local Boy Makes Good

Department Writing

Job Adaptation

Average Rating

6.0

3 votes

Release Date

Nov 27, 1931

95 years ago
Wife, Doctor and Nurse

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Sep 17, 1937

89 years ago
Bought!

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Aug 22, 1931

96 years ago
Hotel for Women

Department Production

Job Producer

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Aug 03, 1939

87 years ago
The Village Chestnut

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Job Director

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1918

109 years ago
The Crossroads of New York

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jun 22, 1922

105 years ago
The Beloved Bachelor

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Job Adaptation

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 23, 1931

95 years ago
Going Up

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Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 30, 1923

104 years ago
The Yankee Consul

Department Writing

Job Writer

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 24, 1924

103 years ago

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