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SURVIVING DOROTHY GISH FILMS

Sound‑Era Films (ALL SURVIVE)

Every one of Dorothy’s sound films exists today.

  • Wolves (1936) (review later, Dorothy not in this one.




  • The Cardinal (1963) – Cameo role; survives

  • The Whistle at Eaton Falls (1951) – Survives

  • Our Hearts Were Young and Gay (1944) – Survives

  • Centennial Summer (1946) – Survives

(Dorothy worked mostly on stage after the silent era, so her sound‑film list is short.)

Major Surviving Silent Features

These films are confirmed to exist in full or near‑complete form in archives.

  • Hearts of the World (1918)

  • Orphans of the Storm (1921)

  • Remodeling Her Husband (1920) – Directed by Lillian Gish; survives

  • The Bright Shawl (1923)

  • Romola (1924)

  • Nell Gwyn (1926)

  • London (1926)

  • Madame Pompadour (1927)

  • Tip-Toes (1927) – Survives in incomplete form but viewable

  • The Enemy Sex (1924) – Survives

  • The Little Yank (1917) – Survives

  • Battling Jane (1918) – Survives

  • The Hope Chest (1918) – Survives

  • Nugget Nell (1919) – Survives

  • Flying Pat (1920) – Survives

  • Turning the Tables (1919) – Survives

  • I’ll Get Him Yet (1919) – Survives

  • The Ghost in the Garret (1921) – Survives

  • The Country Flapper (1922) – Survives

  • The Perfect Woman (1920) – Survives

Surviving Early Shorts (Selected)

Many early Biograph shorts survive because they were widely distributed.

  • An Unseen Enemy (1912) – Dorothy & Lillian’s first film

  • The One She Loved (1912)

  • The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912) – Survives and is historically important

  • The Mothering Heart (1913)

  • The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)

  • Home, Sweet Home (1914)

  • The Birth of a Nation (1915) – Dorothy appears uncredited

⭐ NOTES

  • Many of Dorothy’s comedies from 1915–1917 are lost, but the list above includes all confirmed surviving titles.

  • Her British films (1926–1927) survive in excellent condition.

  • Her late silent features are the easiest to access for tributes and YouTube content.

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