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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) -- The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.

Orphans of the Storm (1921) -- Henriette and Louise, a foundling, are raised together as sisters. When Louise goes blind, Henriette swears to take care of her forever...

The Birth of a Nation (1915) -- The Civil War divides friends and destroys families, but that's nothing compared to the anarchy in the black-ruled South after the war.

A Corner in Wheat (1909) -- A greedy tycoon decides, on a whim, to corner the world market in wheat. This doubles the price of bread...

Overview

Date of Birth:

21 April 1872, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA more

Date of Death:

29 April 1944, Hollywood, California, USA more

Trivia:

Brother of J.C. Bitzer, uncle of Louis Bitzer. more

STARmeter:

Down 44% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

NewsDesk:

6 Brilliant Films by This Weekend's Honorary Oscar-Winning Dp Gordon Willis
(From Movieline. 13 November 2009, 2:30 PM, PST)

Alternate Names:

Billy Bitzer | Georg William 'Billy' Bitzer | Georg William Bitzer

Filmography

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			Year	Gross (USD)	Rating
1.	Footlight Varieties (1951)	(segment "Confidence")	1951	-	4.9 (14)

2.	Hotel Variety (1933)		1933	-	-
	AKAs: The Passing Show (UK)
3.	Lady of the Pavements (1929)		1929	-	7.0 (15)
	AKAs: Lady of the Night (UK)
4.	The Battle of the Sexes (1928)	(photographed by) (as Billy Bitzer)	1928	-	6.6 (140)

5.	Drums of Love (1928)		1928	-	4.6 (20)
	AKAs: Sentimental Tommy (USA: alternative title)
6.	The Midnight Girl (1925)		1925	-	6.2 (16)

7.	America (1924)		1924	-	6.7 (136)
	AKAs: Love and Sacrifice (UK)
8.	The White Rose (1923)		1923	-	7.3 (43)

9.	Sure-Fire Flint (1922)	(as Billy Bitzer)	1922	-	-

10.	Orphans of the Storm (1921)		1921	-	8.3 (1,494)

11.	Way Down East (1920)	(uncredited)	1920	-	8.3 (1,699)

12.	The Love Flower (1920)		1920	-	6.7 (21)

13.	The Idol Dancer (1920)		1920	-	5.6 (24)

14.	The Greatest Question (1919)		1919	-	7.1 (410)
	AKAs: Idol Dancer (USA) Love Flower (USA)
15.	Scarlet Days (1919)		1919	-	7.1 (235)

16.	The Mother and the Law (1919)		1919	-	6.9 (31)

17.	The Fall of Babylon (1919)		1919	-	5.1 (16)

18.	True Heart Susie (1919)		1919	-	7.1 (429)
	AKAs: The Story of a Plain Girl (USA: alternative title)
19.	Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl (1919)		1919	-	7.8 (3,020)
	AKAs: Broken Blossoms (USA: short title) Scarlet Blossoms The Chink and the Child
20.	The Girl Who Stayed at Home (1919)		1919	-	6.9 (27)

21.	A Romance of Happy Valley (1919)		1919	-	7.1 (38)

22.	The Greatest Thing in Life (1918)		1918	-	-

23.	The Great Love (1918)		1918	-	-

24.	Hearts of the World (1918)	(uncredited)	1918	-	7.1 (392)

25.	Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916)		1916	-	8.2 (4,873)
	AKAs: Intolerance (USA: short title) Intolerance: A Sun-Play of the Ages (USA: copyright title)
26.	The Birth of a Nation (1915)		1915	-	7.1 (8,141)
	AKAs: In the Clutches of the Ku Klux Klan (USA: cut version) The Birth of the Nation; Or The Clansman (second copyright title) The Clansman (USA: Los Angeles première title)
27.	The Avenging Conscience: or 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' (1914)	(uncredited)	1914	-	7.0 (456)
	AKAs: The Telltale Heart (USA: alternative title) Thou Shalt Not Kill
28.	The Escape (1914)		1914	-	5.0 (6)

29.	Home, Sweet Home (1914/I)		1914	-	5.7 (29)

30.	The Great Leap: Until Death Do Us Part (1914)		1914	-	-

31.	Brute Force (1914)		1914	-	6.6 (16)
	AKAs: In Prehistoric Days Primitive Man (USA: short title) The Primitive Man (USA) Wars of the Primal Tribes
32.	The Battle of the Sexes (1914)		1914	-	6.7 (15)

33.	Judith of Bethulia (1914)		1914	-	8.0 (550)
	AKAs: Her Condoned Sin (International: English title: reissue title)
34.	The Massacre (1914)		1914	-	6.9 (54)

35.	The Battle at Elderbush Gulch (1913)		1913	-	6.8 (226)
	AKAs: The Battle of Elderbush Gulch
36.	Two Men of the Desert (1913)		1913	-	-

37.	An Indian's Loyalty (1913)		1913	-	-

38.	The Coming of Angelo (1913)		1913	-	6.7 (13)

39.	During the Round-Up (1913)		1913	-	-

40.	The Mistake (1913)		1913	-	6.0 (7)

41.	The Reformers; or, The Lost Art of Minding One's Business (1913)		1913	-	6.6 (7)
	AKAs: The Lost Art of Minding One's Business The Reformers (USA: short title)
42.	The Sorrowful Shore (1913)		1913	-	-

43.	Her Mother's Oath (1913)		1913	-	-

44.	The Mothering Heart (1913)		1913	-	6.9 (162)

45.	Death's Marathon (1913)		1913	-	6.3 (108)

46.	A Timely Interception (1913)		1913	-	-

47.	The Ranchero's Revenge (1913)		1913	-	-

48.	His Mother's Son (1913)		1913	-	-

49.	Just Gold (1913)		1913	-	-

50.	Olaf-An Atom (1913)		1913	-	-

51.	The Yaqui Cur (1913)		1913	-	-

52.	The House of Darkness (1913)		1913	-	6.8 (83)

53.	The Stolen Loaf (1913)		1913	-	-

54.	The Wanderer (1913/II)		1913	-	6.0 (5)

55.	The Lady and the Mouse (1913)		1913	-	6.0 (6)

56.	A Misunderstood Boy (1913)		1913	-	6.8 (6)

57.	The Little Tease (1913)		1913	-	-

58.	The Perfidy of Mary (1913)		1913	-	-

59.	The Hero of Little Italy (1913)		1913	-	-

60.	The Sheriff's Baby (1913)		1913	-	-

61.	A Welcome Intruder (1913)		1913	-	-

62.	Fate (1913/I)		1913	-	4.0 (7)

63.	Near to Earth (1913)		1913	-	-

64.	The Unwelcome Guest (1913)		1913	-	-
	AKAs: An Unwelcome Guest (USA: alternative title)
65.	A Girl's Stratagem (1913)		1913	-	6.1 (8)

66.	Broken Ways (1913)		1913	-	5.3 (11)

67.	Love in an Apartment Hotel (1913)		1913	-	5.7 (5)

68.	A Chance Deception (1913)		1913	-	3.9 (7)

69.	Drink's Lure (1913)		1913	-	3.0 (6)

70.	Oil and Water (1913)		1913	-	-

71.	Brothers (1913)		1913	-	5.2 (10)

72.	A Misappropriated Turkey (1913)		1913	-	-

73.	The Tender Hearted Boy (1913)		1913	-	-

74.	An Adventure in the Autumn Woods (1913)		1913	-	5.1 (11)

75.	Pirate Gold (1913)		1913	-	-

76.	The Telephone Girl and the Lady (1913)		1913	-	6.8 (9)

77.	Three Friends (1913)		1913	-	-

78.	The God Within (1912)		1912	-	6.3 (8)

79.	A Cry for Help (1912)		1912	-	3.9 (8)

80.	The Burglar's Dilemma (1912)		1912	-	5.9 (99)

81.	My Hero (1912)		1912	-	-

82.	The New York Hat (1912)		1912	-	7.0 (190)

83.	Brutality (1912)		1912	-	6.3 (13)

84.	The Informer (1912)		1912	-	4.9 (9)

85.	My Baby (1912)		1912	-	-

86.	Gold and Glitter (1912)		1912	-	5.2 (10)

87.	Heredity (1912)		1912	-	-

88.	The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)		1912	-	6.9 (390)

89.	The Painted Lady (1912)		1912	-	5.8 (131)

90.	The One She Loved (1912)		1912	-	6.0 (5)

91.	In the Aisles of the Wild (1912)		1912	-	-

92.	A Feud in the Kentucky Hills (1912)		1912	-	6.3 (11)

93.	So Near, Yet So Far (1912)		1912	-	-

94.	Friends (1912)		1912	-	5.5 (69)

95.	Two Daughters of Eve (1912)		1912	-	5.4 (7)

96.	An Unseen Enemy (1912)	(uncredited)	1912	-	6.9 (187)

97.	A Pueblo Legend (1912)		1912	-	5.4 (10)

98.	A Change of Spirit (1912)		1912	-	5.7 (8)

99.	With the Enemy's Help (1912)		1912	-	-

100.	The Inner Circle (1912)		1912	-	-

101.	A Child's Remorse (1912)		1912	-	5.8 (7)

102.	The Narrow Road (1912)		1912	-	6.5 (48)

103.	Black Sheep (1912/I)		1912	-	4.7 (27)

104.	The Sands of Dee (1912)		1912	-	7.8 (6)

105.	Heaven Avenges (1912)		1912	-	-

106.	Over the Hills to the Poorhouse (1912)		1912	-	-

107.	Man's Genesis (1912)		1912	-	5.4 (13)
	AKAs: Man's Genesis: A Psychological Comedy Founded on Darwin's Theory of the Genesis of Man (USA: complete title)
108.	An Indian Summer (1912)		1912	-	-

109.	Man's Lust for Gold (1912)		1912	-	-

110.	The School Teacher and the Waif (1912)		1912	-	-

111.	The Spirit Awakened (1912)		1912	-	-

112.	Lena and the Geese (1912)		1912	-	5.1 (7)

113.	A Temporary Truce (1912)		1912	-	5.9 (10)

114.	Home Folks (1912)		1912	-	-

115.	An Outcast Among Outcasts (1912)		1912	-	-

116.	A Beast at Bay (1912)		1912	-	5.6 (23)

117.	When Kings Were the Law (1912)		1912	-	-

118.	His Lesson (1912)		1912	-	-

119.	A Lodging for the Night (1912)		1912	-	-

120.	The Old Actor (1912)		1912	-	6.8 (10)

121.	The Lesser Evil (1912)		1912	-	5.4 (36)

122.	One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912)		1912	-	6.3 (91)

123.	Just Like a Woman (1912)		1912	-	-

124.	The Female of the Species (1912)		1912	-	6.7 (83)

125.	Fate's Interception (1912)		1912	-	4.6 (6)

126.	The Punishment (1912)		1912	-	-

127.	The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch (1912)		1912	-	6.0 (13)

128.	The Root of Evil (1912)		1912	-	-

129.	Iola's Promise (1912)		1912	-	3.8 (7)

130.	The Girl and Her Trust (1912)		1912	-	7.3 (350)

131.	A String of Pearls (1912)		1912	-	-

132.	A Siren of Impulse (1912)		1912	-	-

133.	The Sunbeam (1912)		1912	-	6.6 (100)

134.	Under Burning Skies (1912)		1912	-	5.8 (7)

135.	The Mender of Nets (1912)		1912	-	6.2 (45)

136.	Billy's Stratagem (1912)		1912	-	5.0 (13)

137.	A Sister's Love (1912)		1912	-	-

138.	The Transformation of Mike (1912)		1912	-	6.4 (10)

139.	A Blot on the 'Scutcheon (1912)		1912	-	4.5 (11)

140.	For His Son (1912)		1912	-	6.7 (113)

141.	The Old Bookkeeper (1912)		1912	-	-

142.	The Eternal Mother (1912)		1912	-	4.0 (6)

143.	A Tale of the Wilderness (1912)		1912	-	-

144.	The Baby and the Stork (1912)		1912	-	4.1 (12)

145.	The Voice of the Child (1911)		1911	-	-

146.	A Terrible Discovery (1911)		1911	-	-

147.	As in a Looking Glass (1911/I)		1911	-	6.2 (13)

148.	Saved from Himself (1911)		1911	-	-

149.	The Failure (1911)		1911	-	4.6 (9)

150.	A Woman Scorned (1911)		1911	-	4.9 (8)

151.	Sunshine Through the Dark (1911)		1911	-	-

152.	The Miser's Heart (1911)		1911	-	6.3 (48)

153.	Through Darkened Vales (1911)		1911	-	4.4 (8)

154.	The Trail of Books (1911)		1911	-	-

155.	The Battle (1911)		1911	-	5.8 (77)

156.	Love in the Hills (1911/I)		1911	-	4.4 (5)

157.	The Long Road (1911)		1911	-	4.0 (6)
	AKAs: Destiny's Roadway with Its Many Turns (USA: subtitle)
158.	The Adventures of Billy (1911)		1911	-	5.8 (19)

159.	The Unveiling (1911)		1911	-	-

160.	Italian Blood (1911)		1911	-	-

161.	The Making of a Man (1911)		1911	-	-

162.	Her Awakening (1911)		1911	-	6.3 (7)

163.	The Revenue Man and the Girl (1911)		1911	-	4.8 (6)

164.	Dan the Dandy (1911)		1911	-	4.3 (6)

165.	The Squaw's Love (1911)		1911	-	6.0 (5)

166.	The Old Confectioner's Mistake (1911)		1911	-	-

167.	The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of (1911)		1911	-	-

168.	Swords and Hearts (1911)		1911	-	5.8 (47)

169.	The Rose of Kentucky (1911)		1911	-	5.8 (6)

170.	The Blind Princess and the Poet (1911)		1911	-	4.8 (11)
	AKAs: A Biograph Fantasy in the Land of Flowers (USA: subtitle)
171.	The Sorrowful Example (1911)		1911	-	-

172.	The Ruling Passion (1911)		1911	-	-

173.	The Last Drop of Water (1911)		1911	-	5.7 (50)

174.	A Country Cupid (1911)		1911	-	5.5 (15)

175.	The Indian Brothers (1911)		1911	-	5.5 (10)

176.	Bobby, the Coward (1911)		1911	-	5.8 (14)

177.	The Jealous Husband (1911)		1911	-	-

178.	The Thief and the Girl (1911)		1911	-	-

179.	Fighting Blood (1911)		1911	-	4.9 (14)

180.	Her Sacrifice (1911)		1911	-	-

181.	The Primal Call (1911)		1911	-	-

182.	Enoch Arden: Part II (1911)		1911	-	6.5 (54)

183.	Enoch Arden: Part I (1911)		1911	-	6.6 (73)

184.	The Smile of a Child (1911)		1911	-	-

185.	A Romany Tragedy (1911)		1911	-	-

186.	The White Rose of the Wilds (1911)		1911	-	-
	AKAs: A Story of the West (USA: subtitle)
187.	The Crooked Road (1911)		1911	-	4.7 (6)

188.	The New Dress (1911)		1911	-	-

189.	In the Days of '49 (1911)		1911	-	-

190.	The Two Sides (1911)		1911	-	-

191.	How She Triumphed (1911)		1911	-	-
	AKAs: An Argument in Favor of Physical Culture (USA: subtitle)
192.	His Mother's Scarf (1911)		1911	-	-

193.	A Knight of the Road (1911)		1911	-	-

194.	Madame Rex (1911)		1911	-	-

195.	Paradise Lost (1911)		1911	-	-

196.	The Chief's Daughter (1911/I)		1911	-	5.5 (7)

197.	The Broken Cross (1911)		1911	-	5.8 (13)

198.	The Spanish Gypsy (1911)		1911	-	-

199.	The Lonedale Operator (1911)	(uncredited)	1911	-	7.0 (271)

200.	Teaching Dad to Like Her (1911)		1911	-	-

201.	Was He a Coward? (1911)		1911	-	-

202.	Conscience (1911)		1911	-	6.1 (8)

203.	A Decree of Destiny (1911)		1911	-	6.2 (6)

204.	The Heart of a Savage (1911)		1911	-	-

205.	The Lily of the Tenements (1911)		1911	-	4.4 (8)

206.	His Daughter (1911)		1911	-	-

207.	The Diamond Star (1911)		1911	-	3.6 (6)

208.	Fisher Folks (1911)		1911	-	4.6 (8)

209.	What Shall We Do with Our Old? (1911)		1911	-	6.7 (94)

210.	Heart Beats of Long Ago (1911)		1911	-	-

211.	Three Sisters (1911)		1911	-	-

212.	A Wreath of Orange Blossoms (1911)		1911	-	6.2 (5)

213.	The Poor Sick Men (1911)		1911	-	-

214.	Fate's Turning (1911)		1911	-	5.3 (12)

215.	His Trust Fulfilled (1911)		1911	-	4.8 (56)

216.	His Trust (1911)		1911	-	5.4 (142)

217.	The Italian Barber (1911)		1911	-	5.5 (6)

218.	When a Man Loves (1911)		1911	-	3.8 (8)

219.	The Two Paths (1911)		1911	-	6.5 (8)

220.	Winning Back His Love (1910)		1910	-	7.2 (6)

221.	White Roses (1910)		1910	-	6.3 (7)

222.	The Lesson (1910)		1910	-	5.2 (5)

223.	His Sister-In-Law (1910)		1910	-	5.1 (5)

224.	The Golden Supper (1910)		1910	-	6.4 (9)

225.	A Child's Stratagem (1910)		1910	-	4.7 (8)

226.	A Plain Song (1910)		1910	-	-

227.	The Song of the Wildwood Flute (1910)		1910	-	-

228.	Sunshine Sue (1910)		1910	-	-

229.	Simple Charity (1910)		1910	-	3.9 (5)

230.	The Fugitive (1910)		1910	-	5.5 (57)

231.	Waiter No. 5 (1910)		1910	-	-

232.	Two Little Waifs (1910)		1910	-	-

233.	The Message of the Violin (1910)		1910	-	5.2 (6)

234.	The Banker's Daughters (1910)		1910	-	4.9 (11)

235.	The Broken Doll (1910)		1910	-	5.2 (16)

236.	That Chink at Golden Gulch (1910)		1910	-	6.7 (15)

237.	The Iconoclast (1910)		1910	-	-

238.	Examination Day at School (1910)		1910	-	4.0 (6)

239.	Rose O'Salem Town (1910)		1910	-	4.7 (6)

240.	The Oath and the Man (1910)		1910	-	5.5 (14)

241.	In Life's Cycle (1910)		1910	-	-

242.	A Mohawk's Way (1910)		1910	-	-

243.	Little Angels of Luck (1910)		1910	-	-

244.	A Summer Idyll (1910)		1910	-	-

245.	The Modern Prodigal (1910)		1910	-	-

246.	Wilful Peggy (1910)		1910	-	5.7 (42)

247.	The Sorrows of the Unfaithful (1910)		1910	-	5.2 (5)

248.	The Usurer (1910/I)		1910	-	6.1 (52)

249.	A Salutary Lesson (1910)		1910	-	-

250.	The House with Closed Shutters (1910)		1910	-	6.0 (85)

251.	Her Father's Pride (1910)		1910	-	-

252.	An Arcadian Maid (1910)		1910	-	5.6 (21)

253.	Unexpected Help (1910)		1910	-	-

254.	The Call to Arms (1910)		1910	-	4.3 (9)

255.	As the Bells Rang Out! (1910)		1910	-	6.3 (11)

256.	Serious Sixteen (1910)		1910	-	-

257.	A Flash of Light (1910)		1910	-	5.5 (14)

258.	A Child's Faith (1910)		1910	-	5.4 (9)

259.	What the Daisy Said (1910)	(uncredited)	1910	-	5.6 (62)

260.	The Hall-Room Boys (1910)		1910	-	-

261.	A Midnight Cupid (1910)		1910	-	-

262.	Muggsy's First Sweetheart (1910)		1910	-	5.4 (7)

263.	A Child's Impulse (1910)		1910	-	6.6 (8)

264.	The Marked Time-Table (1910)		1910	-	5.0 (5)

265.	The Face at the Window (1910)		1910	-	5.0 (9)

266.	In the Border States (1910)		1910	-	6.9 (147)

267.	A Victim of Jealousy (1910)		1910	-	7.0 (5)

268.	A Child of the Ghetto (1910)		1910	-	6.1 (12)

269.	The Purgation (1910)		1910	-	-

270.	In the Season of Buds (1910)		1910	-	-

271.	The Impalement (1910)		1910	-	-

272.	Ramona (1910)		1910	-	5.9 (55)

273.	Over Silent Paths (1910)		1910	-	-

274.	Love Among the Roses (1910)		1910	-	-

275.	The Unchanging Sea (1910)		1910	-	6.5 (147)

276.	The Gold Seekers (1910)		1910	-	5.3 (8)

277.	The Way of the World (1910)		1910	-	7.3 (6)

278.	Thou Shalt Not (1910)		1910	-	-

279.	A Romance of the Western Hills (1910)		1910	-	5.8 (7)

280.	A Rich Revenge (1910)		1910	-	-

281.	As It Is in Life (1910)		1910	-	5.8 (23)

282.	The Two Brothers (1910/I)		1910	-	-

283.	Gold Is Not All (1910)		1910	-	6.5 (8)

284.	The Twisted Trail (1910)		1910	-	-

285.	Faithful (1910)		1910	-	5.2 (16)

286.	The Converts (1910)		1910	-	6.2 (10)

287.	The Man (1910)		1910	-	5.4 (6)

288.	In Old California (1910)		1910	-	6.8 (20)

289.	The Thread of Destiny (1910)		1910	-	-

290.	The Newlyweds (1910)		1910	-	4.9 (10)

291.	The Final Settlement (1910)		1910	-	6.2 (6)

292.	Taming a Husband (1910)		1910	-	5.7 (6)

293.	His Last Burglary (1910)		1910

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