1). YANKEE FROM THE WEST
Release date- August 19, 1915
Directed by George Siegmann
Written by Mary O’Connor and Pie Reed
Co-Stars-Seena Owen, Tom Wilson
Reid as Billy Milford (aka Hell in the Mud)
Genre- drama/romance
Company-Majestic Motion Pictures Company
2). THE THREE BROTHERS
Release date- January 10, 1915
Directed by Christy Cabanne
Co-stars- Allan Sears, William Hinckley, Claire Anderson
Reid as Jean Gaudet/Will
Genre- Short/drama
Company-Majestic Motion Pictures Company
3). STATION CONTENT
Release date- April 10, 1915
Directed by Fred Kinsley
Co-stars-Catherine Henry, Ben Lewis
Reid as Jim Manning
Genre-short/drama
Company- Reliance Film Company
4). SHERIFF FOR AN HOUR
Release date- 1915
5). THE CRAVEN
Release date- January 23, 1915
Directed by Christy Cabanne
Co-stars-Seena Owen, William Hinkley, Josephine Cudwell
Reid as George
Genre-drama/short
Company-Reliance Film Company
6). THE BIRTH OF A NATION
Release date- March 3, 1915
Directed by D.W.Griffith
Written by Thoams F.Dixon jr.
Co-stars-Mae Marsh, Henry B.Walthall, Lillian Gish
Reid as Jeff the Blacksmith
Genre-drama/history/romance/war/western
Company-David W.Griffith Corporation
7). THE LOST HOUSE
Release date- March 25, 1915
Directed by Christy Cabanne
Written by Richard Harding Davis and Anita Loos
Co-stars-Lillian Gish, F.A. Turner
Reid as Ford
Genre-short/drama
Company-Majestic Motion Pictures Company
8). ENOCH ARDEN (aka As Fate Ordained/aka Fatal Marriage)
Release date- April 8, 1915
Directed by Christy Cabanne
Written by D.W.Griffith and Alfred Lord Tennyson (poem)
Co-stars-Alfred Paget, Lillian Gish
Reid as Walter Fell
Genre-short/drama
Company-Majestic Motion Pictures Company
9).THE CHORUS LADY
Release date- October 18, 1915
Directed by Frank Reicher
Written by Marion Fairfax and James Forbes (play)
Co-stars-Cleo Ridgely, Marjorie Daw, Richard Grey
Reid as Danny Mallory
Genre-comedy/drama/romance
Company- Jesse L.Lasky Feature Play Company
10). CARMEN
Release date- October 31, 1915
Directed by Cecil B.de Mille
Written by Prosper Merimee (novel )and William C.de Mille
Co-stars- Geraldine Farrar, Pedro de Cordoba
Reid as Don Jose
Genre-Drama
Company-Jesse L.Lasky Feature Play Company
11). OLD HEIDELBERG
Release date- November 14, 1915
Directed by John Emerson
Written by John Emerson and Wilhelm Meyer-Forster
Co-stars- Dorothy Gish, Erich von Stroheim,Karl Forbes
Reid as Prince Karl Heinrich
Genre-drama/romance
Company- Fine Arts Film Company
12). THE GOLDEN CHANCE
Release date- December 30, 1915
Directed by Cecil B. de Mille
Written by Cecil B.de Mille and Jeanie Macpherson
Co-stars-Cleo Ridgely.Horace Carpenter,Ernest Joy
Reid as Roger Manning
Genre-drama
Company-Jesse L.Lasky Feature Play Company
The Birth of a Nation (1915)
This film was a collossal production directed by the great D.W.Griffith. Wallace Reid played a small role as Jeff the Blacksmith but he was so good in it that producer Jesse L.Lasky signed him for a contract after seeing his performance. Wally had such a great respect for Griffith that he even took a salary cut just to work for him.Originally, the significant role of Henry Walthall went to Wally when the former got sick. Then ,all of the sudden, Walthall appeared on the set, ready to assume his role. Wally was so frustrated that when the part of Jeff the Blacksmith was offered to him by Griffith instead, he accepted without even thinking. Jesse Lasky considered himself lucky to have Wally under his wing.He said that finding Wally was like finding a 180 pound diamond and he was right. Wally was a trooper. He was so good natured and so nice that everyone loved him. And then , people started noticing Wally too...soon, he will become a superstar..
Carmen 1915
Opera singer Geraldine Farrar played the title role of Carmen while Wally was Don Jose, the officer she put under her spell.In real life, there developed a special friendship between Ms.Farrar and Wally. They were both musically gifted and Wally had an enourmous respect for Ms.Farrar.
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The venerable Ms.Lillian Gish played opposite Wally in this delightful film.
A scene from The Golden Chance
The beautiful Cleo Ridgely was Wally's love interest in this 1915 film.Here they are shown together intently looking at one another deep in conversation. In silents, actors and actresses learned how to emote through facial expressions. Cleo's and Wally's eyes seem to say it all.