__NOTOC__ This is the filmography for

Blanche Sweet Sarah Blanche Sweet (June 18, 1896 – September 6, 1986) was an American silent film actress who began her career in the early days of the motion picture film industry. Early life Born Sarah Blanche Sweet (though her first name Sarah was ra ...

. According to the

Internet Movie Database IMDb, historically known as the Internet Movie Database, is an online database of information related to films, television series, podcasts, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and biograp ...

, Sweet appeared in 161 films between

1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escapes death by fleeing across ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * Janu ...

and

1959 Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the ...

----

Biograph (1909–1914)

Blanche Sweet started working at Biograph in 1909 under contract to director

D. W. Griffith David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the n ...

. Sweet remained at Biograph until 1914. Sweet starred in 85 films under Biograph, most of which were one or two reels.

1909

1910

1911

1912

1913

1914

Mutual Film Corporation (1914)

Griffith left Biograph in 1914, wanting to continue directing feature films such as

Judith of Bethulia ''Judith of Bethulia'' (1914) is an American film starring Blanche Sweet and Henry B. Walthall, and produced and directed by D. W. Griffith, based on the play "Judith and the Holofernes" (1896) by Thomas Bailey Aldrich, which itself was an ada ...

. He took his actors with him and joined the

Mutual Film Corporation Mutual Film Corporation was an early American film conglomerate that produced some of Charlie Chaplin's greatest comedies. Founded in 1912, it was absorbed by Film Booking Offices of America, which evolved into RKO Pictures. Founding Mutual' ...

. Most of Sweet's films under Mutual Film are now lost. Of the 14 films, only 3 are known to survive.

1914

Paramount Pictures (1915–1919)

Sweet and Griffith parted ways in 1915 and Sweet signed with

Famous Players Film Company The Famous Players Film Company was a film company founded in New York City in 1912 by Adolph Zukor in partnership with the Frohman brothers, powerful theatre owners and producers there. History Discussions to form the company were held at Th ...

for a higher pay. The studio would become known as

Famous Players-Lasky Famous may refer to: Companies * Famous Brands, a South African restaurant franchisor * Famous Footwear, an American retail store chain * Famous Music, the music publishing division of Paramount Pictures * Famous Studios, the animation division ...

following a merger in 1916. Films would be distributed by

Paramount Pictures Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ...

. 8 of the 20 films Sweet starred in survive, while 12 are presumed lost.

1915

Pathé Exchange

Sweet exclusively starred in films made by

Pathé Exchange Pathé Exchange, commonly known as Pathé, was an American film production and distribution company, largely of Cinema of the United States, Hollywood's silent film, silent era. Known for its trailblazing newsreel and wide array of short film, s ...

from 1919 to 1921. 6 of the 8 films are presumed lost.

Later films (1919–1929)

Of the 17 films, 6 survive and 11 are presumed lost. Help Wanted Male lobby card

Sound Films (1929–1959)

Sweet starred only in five sound films, retiring in 1930. Her final role was uncredited in 1959. All are extant.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sweet, Blanche Actress filmographies American filmographies