william freeman

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Two brothers, Phil and Ted Stoneman, visit their friends in Piedmont, South Carolina: the family Cameron. This friendship is affected by the Civil War, as the Stonemans and the Camerons must join up opposite armies. The consequences of the War in their lives are shown in connection to major historical events, like the development of the Civil War itself, Lincoln's assassination, and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan. Cast Lillian Gish ... Elsie - Stoneman's Daughter Mae Marsh ... Flora Cameron - The Pet Sister Henry B. Walthall ... Col. Ben Cameron (as Henry Walthall) Miriam Cooper ... Margaret Cameron - Elder Sister Mary Alden ... Lydia - Stoneman's Mulatto Housekeeper Ralph Lewis ... Hon. Austin Stoneman - Leader of the House George Siegmann ... Silas Lynch - Mulatto Lieut. Governor (as George Seigmann) Walter Long ... Gus - a Renegade Negro Robert Harron ... Tod - Stoneman's Younger Son Wallace Reid ... Jeff - the Blacksmith (as Wallace Reed) Joseph Henabery ... Abraham Lincoln (as Jos. Henabery) Elmer Clifton ... Phil - Stoneman's Elder Son Josephine Crowell ... Mrs. Cameron Spottiswoode Aitken ... Dr. Cameron George Beranger ... Wade Cameron - Second Son (as J.A. Beringer) Maxfield Stanley ... Duke Cameron - Youngest Son Jennie Lee ... Mammy - Tthe Faitful Servant Donald Crisp ... Gen. U.S. Grant Howard Gaye ... Gen. Robert E. Lee Monte Blue ... Minor Role (uncredited) Harry Braham ... Cameron's Male Servant (uncredited) Bobby Burns ... Klan Leader (uncredited) Edmund Burns ... Klansman (uncredited) Edward Burns ... Klansman (uncredited) Fred Burns ... Klansman (uncredited) David Butler ... Northern Soldier / Confederate Soldier (uncredited) Peggy Cartwright ... Young Girl in Cabin (uncredited) William E. Cassidy ... Minor Role (uncredited) Dark Cloud ... General (uncredited) Lenore Cooper ... Elsie's Maid (uncredited) Sam De Grasse ... Sen. Charles Sumner (uncredited) William De Vaull ... Nelse (uncredited) Charles Eagle Eye ... Man Who Falls from Roof (uncredited) John Ford ... Klansman on Horse Holding Up Hood with Hand (uncredited) Alberta Franklin ... Minor Role (uncredited) William Freeman ... Jake / Sentry at Hospital (uncredited) Gibson Gowland ... Minor Role (uncredited) Olga Grey ... Laura Keene (uncredited) D.W. Griffith ... Himself (1931 reissue version) (uncredited) Fred Hamer ... Minor Role (uncredited) Russell Hicks ... Minor Role (uncredited) Charles King ... Undetermined Role (uncredited) (unconfirmed) Alberta Lee ... Mrs. Lincoln (uncredited) Elmo Lincoln ... Blacksmith (uncredited) Donna Montran ... Belle of 1861 (uncredited) Eugene Pallette ... Union Soldier (uncredited) Vester Pegg ... Minor Role (uncredited) Alma Rubens ... Belle of 1861 (uncredited) Allan Sears ... Klansman (uncredited) Charles Stevens ... Volunteer (uncredited) Madame Sul-Te-Wan ... Black Woman - Dr. Cameron's Taunter (uncredited) Erich von Stroheim ... Minor Role (uncredited) George Walsh ... Minor Role (uncredited) Raoul Walsh ... John Wilkes Booth (uncredited) Jules White ... Minor Role (uncredited) Violet Wilkey ... Flora Cameron as a Child (uncredited) Tom Wilson ... Stoneman's Servant (uncredited) Mary Wynn ... Minor Role (uncredited) Directed By D. W. Griffith Novel Written By Thomas F. Dixon ("The Clansman: An Historical Romance Of The Ku Klux Klan") Novel Written By Thomas F. Dixon ("The Leopard's Spots") Play Written By Thomas F. Dixon ("The Clansman") Executive Producer H. E. Aitken, D. W. Griffith Cinematography By G. W. Bitzer Film Editing By D. W. Griffith, Joseph Henabery, James Smith, Rose Smith, Assistant Directors Monte Blue Christy Cabanne Elmer Clifton Jack Conway Donald Crisp Assistant Directors Allan Dwan Howard GayeFred Hamer Robert Harron Joseph Henabery Assistant Directors Thomas E. O'Brien George Siegmann Herbert Sutch W.S. Van Dyke Assistant Directors Erich von Stroheim Baron von...