In Old California (1910 film) In Old California (1910 film) In Old California is a silent movie filmed in 1910. It was the first movie shot in Hollywood, California. It was directed by D. W. Griffith of the Biograph Company (then based in New York, New York). The film is a melodrama about the Mexican era of California. Director D.W. Griffith discovered the little village of Hollywood on his trips to California and decided to shoot there because of the beautiful scenery and friendly people. On May 6, 2004 a monument was erected at 1713 Vine Street, just north of Hollywood Boulevard. The monument was
The Struggle (film) a Code Seal from the Breen Office unless cuts were made, so decided not to do it. In 1940 another distributor B.A. Mills considered re-releasing it under the title "Ten Nights in a Barroom" but encountered similar difficulties. Griffith never made another movie although he did marry an actress from the film, Evelyn Baldwin. The Struggle (film) The Struggle is a 1931 American Pre-Code feature film directed by D. W. Griffith. It was his only other full-sound film besides "Abraham Lincoln" (1930). After several films directed by Griffith failed at the box office, "The Struggle" was Griffith's last film. The