I am fond of depicting the lives of young folks for one thing, and if you have parts for girls or young men, you must absolutely have young people to fill them - that is generally acknowledged now.

Griffith left high school to help support the family.  W. But cast members' accounts recall Griffith directing only the screen tests and costume tests.

" Griffith (January 22 1875 – July 23 1948) was a premier pioneering American film director. W. The film was widely criticized and subject to boycotts by anti-racist organizations such as the NAACP.