Snow White (1916)

Name: Snow White (1916)
Duration: 1 h 3 min

1hr 3m

3.3/5 (153)

1hr 3m
3.3/5 (153)

Snow White, a beautiful girl, is despised by a wicked queen who tries to destroy her. With the aid of dwarves in the woods, Snow White overcomes the queen. More Details »

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Director:

J. Searle Dawley

Writer:

Winthrop Ames, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm

Runtime:

1hr 3m

Synopsis

Snow White, a beautiful girl, is despised by a wicked queen who tries to destroy her. With the aid of dwarves in the woods, Snow White overcomes the queen.

Cast

Dorothy Cumming
Creighton Hale
Lionel Braham
Alice Washburn
Marguerite Clark
Richard Barthelmess
Arthur Donaldson
Irwin Emmer
Addie E. Frank
Billy Platt

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3.3

RATINGS 4 FANS

3.3

Oct 18, 2023

I’m so glad this exists ;-; This was cute and very different from other Snow White stories as such as the fact she didn’t get kissed by the prince and etc Also the beginning of the movie were incredible cute with the dolls coming to life!!

35 Likes

Elwira Hasselblad

Mar 23, 2024

The fairy-tale vibe is strong in this one, it's more than I expected. And I appreciate that the Grimmer elements of the story haven't yet been pasteurized and smoothed over to avoid scaring the kiddies.

23 Likes

Lencho of the Apes

Nov 10, 2017

Not quite restored due to a few climactic scenes missing, this is the version of the Grimm tale that Walt Disney is said to have seen as a teenager and that he remembered when he began work on his first feature; you can draw a line from many of the dramatic beats and tropes…

17 Likes

Nathan Phillips
Aug 6, 2018

A bit garbled but three stars for truly lovely Marguerite Clark. Also that witch with literal pig tails for hair !!!

11 Likes

Nicole

Jan 21, 2024

“scenes are missing smh” “so inconsistent blah” “clumsy adaptation” … my brother in christ …. THIS IS 1916 !!!!!!! so beautiful , so fascinating , so clever , the subtle glamour !!! oh to be behind the camera here , the costumes , the sets , the production !!!! marguerite…

9 Likes

chloe”

Sep 7, 2026

This would make for a wonderful watch come Halloweentime. The sets and costumes were all so opulent. Marguerite Clark was literally Snow White personified. Loved all the scenes with the witch and with the dwarves. So charming.

4 Likes

Luke Wyman
May 28, 2026

An early Snow White adaptation from director J. Searle Dawley, who mostly specialised in short films but did some dabbling in feature stuff. It's rough around the edges and scrambles to its finish, but the costumes and makeup are winning. I liked Marguerite Clark as Snow…

8 Likes

evil

Jan 18, 2025

Who HASN’T dreamt for many years of marrying their cousin?

7 Likes

Suzy

Jan 18, 2025

What a delightful little fantasy world this conjured. Loved all the sets and costumes, and especially the corny rhyming intertitles. Plus I got to see it with a terrific live accompaniment on harp and viola. It's been too long since I've seen the Disney version to spot all…

6 Likes

Clay Vaughn

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