Harron, Robert 1894-1920

Overview

Works:	71 works in 178 publications in 5 languages and 3,477 library holdings
Roles:	Actor, Performer, Costume designer
Classifications:	pn1997, 791.4372

Publication Timeline

1900 |

|2020

Key

Publications about Robert Harron

Publications by Robert Harron

Publications by Robert Harron, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Robert Harron

D.W. Griffith's Birth of a nation ( Book )
Griffith's boy : an introduction to the career of Robert Harron / by Celia McGerr by Celia McGerr ( Book )
Hearts of the world by Lee Johnson ( )
Collection, 1907-1992 by Paul Richard Palmer ( )

Most widely held works by Robert Harron

The birth of a nation ( Visual )
10 editions published between 1992 and 2008 in English and French and held by 773 libraries worldwide
This epic story of the Civil War as seen through the lives of two families is a controversial classic of film history.

The birth of a nation ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 639 libraries worldwide
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.

Intolerance by David Wark Griffith ( Visual )
34 editions published between 1970 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 573 libraries worldwide
Switches back and forth between four separate stories from Babylonian times to the twentieth century to show humanity's inhumanity and intolerance through the ages. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story treats the life of Christ. The French story centers on the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day in 1572. The modern story is set in an American mill town and the slum area of an American city.

Intolerance a drama of comparisons ( Visual )
4 editions published between 1998 and 2002 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 546 libraries worldwide
Switches back and forth between four separate stories from Babylonian times to the twentieth century to show humanity's inhumanity and intolerance through the ages. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story treats the life of Christ. The French story centers on the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day in 1572. The modern story is set in an American mill town and the slum area of an American city.

True heart Susie the story of a plain girl ( Visual )
2 editions published between 2007 and 2008 in English and held by 83 libraries worldwide
True heart Susie: A young girl sells the family cow to anonymously finance her sweetheart's education, only to find he's left her for a modern woman.

Hearts of the world ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1918 and 1997 in English and held by 68 libraries worldwide
Set in a French village invaded by the Germans in 1914, this is the story of two lovers separated by the war, and the death, destruction and heroism that become part of the lives of their families.

Intolerance love's struggle throughout the ages ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1916 and 1999 in English and held by 65 libraries worldwide
Made in response to charges of racial prejudice following Griffith's Birth of a nation, this film dramatizes four separate historical events to show the pervasiveness of hatred and intolerance throughout history. The solitary figure of Lillian Gish rocking a cradle is the film's unifying image.

Intolerance a sun play of the ages ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1916 and 2002 in English and French and held by 59 libraries worldwide
Four separate stories are interwoven: the fall of Babylon, the death of Christ, the massacre of the Huguenots and a contemporary drama, all crosscut and building with enormous energy to a thrilling chase and finale.

True heart Susie ( Visual )
11 editions published between 1919 and 2007 in English and held by 58 libraries worldwide
True heart Susie (87 min.): Lillian Gish portrays a pure, prim girl who so loves her childhood sweetheart (played by Griffith's most charming hero, Robert Harron) that she sells the family cow to anonymously finance his higher education, only to lose him to a more "modern" woman when he comes home. Griffith is in top form and Gish's performance is one of her best.

Intolerance love's struggle through the ages ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1980 and 1998 in English and French and held by 55 libraries worldwide
Uses four separate historical events from the fall of Babylon to the twentieth century to show that intolerance pervades the minds of all people. Griffith's first film after his Birth of a nation, made in response to charges of racial prejudice.

Judith of Bethulia ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1913 and 2010 in English and held by 51 libraries worldwide
The 1st title is a film adaptation of the Old Testament story of Judith and "Captain Holofernes." The 2nd title is a combination of "four mini-narratives end-to-end, to pay homage to the life and music of John Howard Payne"--Slipcase.

The female of the species and other films by D.W. Griffith : social commentary in the Biograph, 1909-1913 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1996 in English and held by 51 libraries worldwide
The shorts collected in this cassette demonstrate Griffith's formidable talents as a craftsman of film, and offer a sampling of the politicized, controversial subjects he often chose. Among the topics dramatized in these miniature dramas are the plight of the native American (The redman's view), insanity (The house of darkness), honor above politics (In the Border States), and drug addiction (For his son).

Sparrows ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1999 in English and held by 43 libraries worldwide
In Sparrows Mary Pickford plays the oldest orphan being looked after by the very mean Mr. Grimes. She devises a way to make life better for herself and the others in his care. Wilful Peggy and The mender of nets are romantic shorts.

The musketeers of Pig Alley and selected D.W. Griffith Biograph shorts, 1912-1913 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 24 libraries worldwide
The musketeers of Pig Alley is a gangster film. In the burglar's dilemma a jealous brother strikes down his sibling just as a young burglar is about to enter the house. The jealous brother summons police, who the intruder with murder. The sunbeam depicts the icy relations between a spinster and a bachelor and the young girl who brings them together. The painted lady is about a lovely young woman who meets a man at an ice cream social. He seems interested in her, but he is actually a burglar interested in breaking into her father's house. One is business, the other is crime intercuts between the lives of two couples married on the same day, one rich, one poor. In Death's marathon two business partners pursue the same woman. She accepts the marriage proposal of the irresponsible partner, much to her later regret. The battle of Elderbush Gulch shows two sisters who arrive in the wild West and must confront gun battles and Indian attacks.

Judith of Bethulia Home, sweet home ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1992 in English and held by 19 libraries worldwide
The 1st title is a film adaptation of the Old Testament story of Judith and "Captain Holofernes." The 2nd title is a combination of "four mini-narratives end-to-end, to pay homage to the life and music of John Howard Payne"--Slipcase.

The birth of a nation and the Civil War films of D.W. Griffith ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 18 libraries worldwide
A Civil War spectacular. Portrays life in the South during and after the Civil War as revealed in a story depicting the war itself, the conflict between the defeated Southerners and emancipated renegade Negroes, the despoiling of the South during the carpetbagger period, and the revival of the Southern white man's honor through the efforts of the Ku Klux Klan.

D.W. Griffith director. Volume 1 (1908-1909) ( Visual )
2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 13 libraries worldwide
Eleven short silent films directed by D.W. Griffith.

Intolerance by David Wark Griffith ( Visual )
3 editions published between 1916 and 2006 in English and French and held by 12 libraries worldwide
"- Intolérance : accusé de racisme après "Naissance d'une nation", Griffith risposta à ces attaques par le film le plus ambitieux jamais réalisé sur le thème du fanatisme. Fresque racontant quatre histoires destinée à stigmatiser l'intolérance... - Naissance d'une nation : ce film retrace avec brio la formidable histoire des Etats-Unis d'Amérique à travers la vie de deux familles pendant et après la guerre civile. Des scènes de batailles spectaculaires côtoient des séquences intimistes et poignantes...

Intolerance love's struggle through the ages : in a prologue and two acts ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1916 in English and held by 12 libraries worldwide
Four separate, interwoven stories, unified by the common theme of man's inhumanity to man. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story treats the life of Christ. The French story centers on the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day in 1572. The modern story is set in an American mill town and the slum area of an American city.

Intolerance a sun-play of the ages : a drama of comparisons ( Visual )
1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 11 libraries worldwide
Switches back and forth between four separate stories from Babylonian times to the twentieth century to show humanity's inhumanity and intolerance through the ages. The Babylonian story deals with the fall of Babylon in 538 B.C. The Judean story treats the life of Christ. The French story centers on the Massacre of St. Bartholomew's Day in 1572. The modern story is set in an American mill town and the slum area of an American city.