Joseph Graybill
Joseph Graybill (April 17, 1887 - August 3, 1913) was an American silent film actor. He appeared in several films directed by D.W. Griffith. Graybill joined the Biograph Company around 1909 in New York City. By 1910 Griffith was the main director. Graybill worked with Biograph in 1911 in California. Joseph Graybill was born Harold Graybill in Kansas City, Missouri on April 14, 1887 to Clarence Frank and Henrietta ("Hattie") E. Graybill. For many years his mother, Henrietta E. Graybill, worked as a Christian Science practitioner. He had a sister named Gladys. From 1894 to 1900 the family lived in Atchison, Kansas. The 1900 U.S. Federal Census shows Graybill, age 14, living in Atchison City, Kansas with his mother and sister. His occupation is listed as "at school". From 1901 to at least 1905 Graybill lived in Milwaukee. Sometime between 1892 and 1903 Harold's father died. City directories for Kansas City show Frank C. Graybill in 1889 and 1891. A 1903 Milwaukee city directory lists Henrietta as the widow of a man named Frank. The 1905 Wisconsin census shows Harold Graybill living in Milwaukee with his mother and sister Gladys. Harold is listed with the occupation of actor.
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The Last Drop of Water
Water! Water! As settlers venture west, they run dry. One of the group breaks away and desperately attempts to find a river or a stream. In this tense D.W. Griffith short, it might already be too late. A nail-biter from the beginning until the thrilling conclusion.Watch Movie -
The Painted Lady
Sometimes, women fall in with a bad sort of man. This is one of those times. The protagonist of this short moral tale meets a fellow who seems to take a liking to her. However, he's less interested in her than she suspects. His interests are elsewhere in this D.W. Griffith short.Watch Movie -
The House with Closed Shutters
D.W. Griffith throws an exciting wrench in this otherwise conventional Civil War melodrama when a proud daughter of the confederacy takes her coward brother's place on the battlefield. She's killed in heroic fashion and her mother shutters the house to protect the secret of...Watch Movie

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