Drama History
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
Directed by
D.W. Griffith
Written by
Frank E. Woods, Anita Loos
Lillian Gish
The Woman Who Rocks the Cradle
Carl Stockdale
King Nabonidus (Babylonian Story)
Francis McDonald
Extra (uncredited)
Bessie Love
The Bride of Cana (Judean Story)
Gino Corrado
The Runner (uncredited)
Tully Marshall
High Priest of Bel / Friend of the Musketeer
Mae Marsh
The Dear One (Modern Story)
Donald Crisp
Extra (uncredited)
Monte Blue
The Strike Leader
Russell Hicks
Extra (uncredited)
Clarence Geldart
Extra (uncredited)
Ralph Lewis
The Governor
George Siegmann
Cyrus (uncredited)
Erich von Stroheim
Second Pharisee (uncredited)
Walter Long
The Musketeer of the Slums / Babylonian Warrior
George Fawcett
Babylonian Judge (uncredited)
W.E. Lawrence
Henri de Navarre
Lloyd Ingraham
Judge of the Court
Douglas Fairbanks
Man on White Horse (uncredited)
Eugene Pallette
Prosper Latour (French Story)
George Beranger
Second Priest of Bel (uncredited)
Carmel Myers
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
Noble Johnson
Babylonian Soldier (uncredited)
Julia Faye
Bit Role (uncredited)
Max Davidson
Kindly Neighbor (uncredited)
Sylvia Ashton
Woman at Jenkins Employees Dance (uncredited)
Wallace Reid
Boy Killed in Battle (uncredited)
Billy Quirk
Bartender
Frank Campeau
Extra (uncredited)
Josephine Crowell
Catherine de Médici
Lillian Langdon
Mary, the Mother (Judean Story)
Constance Collier
Extra (uncredited)
Edward Dillon
Crook
Vera Lewis
Mary T. Jenkins (Modern Story)
Spottiswoode Aitken
Brown Eyes' Father (French Story)
Wilfred Lucas
Extra (uncredited)
Owen Moore
Extra (uncredited)
Pauline Starke
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
Dell Henderson
Extra (uncredited)
Robert Harron
The Boy (Modern Story)
Kate Bruce
Old Babylonian Mother / The City Mother (uncredited)
Tom Wilson
The Kindly Policeman
George Walsh
The Bridegroom of Cana
Eve Southern
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
Carol Dempster
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
William Courtright
Second Pharisee (uncredited)
Frank Brownlee
The Mountain Girl's Brother (uncredited)
Alfred Paget
Prince Belshazzar
Mary Alden
Uplifter
Allan Sears
The Mercenary
Alma Rubens
Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited)
Olga Grey
Mary Magdalene (Judean Story)
Mildred Harris
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
Jewel Carmen
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
Sam De Grasse
Arthur Jenkins (Modern Story)
Seena Owen
Princess Beloved (Attarea) (Babylonian Story)
Ethel Grey Terry
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
Francis Carpenter
Child in Epilogue (uncredited)
Virginia Lee Corbin
Child in Epilogue (uncredited)
Kitty Bradbury
Jenkins Party Guest (uncredited)
Natalie Talmadge
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
Nigel De Brulier
Extra (uncredited)
Constance Talmadge
Marguerite de Navarre / The Mountain Girl
Tammany Young
Extra (uncredited)
Margery Wilson
Brown Eyes (French Story)
F.A. Turner
The Girl's Father (Modern Story)
Madame Sul-Te-Wan
Girl at the Marriage Market (uncredited)
Elmo Lincoln
The Mighty Man of Valor (uncredited)
Miriam Cooper
The Friendless One
'Baby' Carmen De Rue
Little girl hidden by priest
Hal Wilson
Extra (uncredited)
Jennie Lee
Woman at Jenkins Employees Dance (uncredited)
Winifred Westover
The Favorite of Egibi (uncredited)
Howard Gaye
Jesus Christ / Cardinal de Lorraine
Robert Anderson
Loyola O'Connor
Attarea's Slave (uncredited)
Dore Davidson
The Friendly Neighbor
Alberta Lee
Wife of The Kindly Neighbor (uncredited)
Marguerite Marsh
Debutante
Clyde E. Hopkins
Jenkins's Secretary (uncredited)
Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Extra (uncredited)
Gertrude Bambrick
Frank Bennett
Charles IX
DeWolf Hopper Sr.
Extra (uncredited)
Maxfield Stanley
Henri III
Peggy Cartwright
Little Girl (uncredited)
Erich von Ritzau
First Pharisee (Judean Story)
Ruth Handforth
Brown Eyes' Mother (French Story)
Pearl Elmore
Uplifter
Julia Mackley
Uplifter
William H. Brown
Father of the Bride of Cana / Warden
Taylor N. Duncan
Captain of the Gateg / Bodyguard of the Princess Beloved
Vester Pegg
Extra (uncredited)
Herbert Sutch
Extra (uncredited)
Edward Burns
Charioteer of the Priest of Bel (uncredited)
Daisy Jefferson
Favorite of the Harem (uncredited)
Ruth Darling
Girl at the Marriage Market
Raymond Wells
Counselor to Charles IX (uncredited)
Grace Wilson
Dancer of Tammuz (uncredited)

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