---
name: "James Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-smith-8821"
fi1m_id: "james-smith-8821"
imdb_id: "nm0808571"
tmdb_id: 8821
wikidata_id: "Q3806731"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "7 March 1892"
died: "21 July 1975"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-24T23:37:45.660888+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# James Smith

## Identity

James Smith

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-smith-8821
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-smith-8821
- **IMDb ID:** nm0808571
- **TMDB ID:** 8821
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3806731
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3806731, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0808571/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8821

Editor. Born 7 March 1892 in Staten Island, New York, USA. Died 21 July 1975.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 7 March 1892, Staten Island, New York, USA
- **Died:** 21 July 1975
- **Active:** 1915–1921
- **Also known as:** James Edward Smith, James E. Smith, Jimmy Smith
- **Frequently works with:** [D.W. Griffith](https://film.one/person/d-w-griffith.md), [Lillian Gish](https://film.one/person/lillian-gish.md), [Rose Smith](https://film.one/person/rose-smith.md), [Frank E. Woods](https://film.one/person/frank-e-woods.md), [Mae Marsh](https://film.one/person/mae-marsh.md), [Richard Barthelmess](https://film.one/person/richard-barthelmess.md)
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, History 2, Romance 1, War 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $104m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3806731, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0808571/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/8821

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages*](https://film.one/film/intolerance-loves-struggle-throughout-the-ages.md) (83)
- **Apple TV:** [*Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl*](https://film.one/film/broken-blossoms-or-the-yellow-man-and-the-girl.md) (73)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

James Smith (also credited as James Edward Smith, James E. Smith or Jimmy Smith) was an American film editor. Born on 7 March 1892 in Staten Island, New York, he began his career at the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company, rising from the shipping room to editor. He worked extensively with D.W. Griffith from the early 1910s, editing landmark silent films including *The Birth of a Nation* (1915), *Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages* (1916) and *Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl* (1919).

Smith continued editing Griffith productions such as *Way Down East* (1920), *Orphans of the Storm* (1921) and *Abraham Lincoln* (1930). He was married to fellow editor Rose Smith (née Richter). Later in his career he worked at Paramount Pictures (1935–1941) and United Artists (1944–1947), and edited television series in the 1950s. He died on 21 July 1975 in Los Angeles, California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl* (1919), Fi1m 73, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/broken-blossoms-or-the-yellow-man-and-the-girl.md)
- *Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages* (1916), Fi1m 83, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/intolerance-loves-struggle-throughout-the-ages.md)
- *The Birth of a Nation* (1915), Fi1m 32, Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-birth-of-a-nation.md)

## Complete filmography (50)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Girl from Manhattan* (1948), Editor
- *Lulu Belle* (1948), Editor
- *Christmas Eve* (1947), Editor
- *The Diary of a Chambermaid* (1946), Supervising Editor
- *Captain Kidd* (1945), Supervising Editor
- *Bedside Manner* (1945), Editor
- *A Song for Miss Julie* (1945), Editor
- *Dark Waters* (1944), Editor
- *New Wine* (1941), Editor
- *The Great Victor Herbert* (1939), Editor
- *Disputed Passage* (1939), Editor
- *Never Say Die* (1939), Editor
- *Ride a Crooked Mile* (1938), Editor
- *Romance in the Dark* (1938), Editor
- *Bulldog Drummond Comes Back* (1937), Editor
- *Night of Mystery* (1937), Editor
- *Murder with Pictures* (1936), Editor
- *Yours for the Asking* (1936), Editor
- *Florida Special* (1936), Editor
- *The Preview Murder Mystery* (1936), Editor
- *Ship Cafe* (1935), Editor
- *Father Brown, Detective* (1934), Editor
- *The Notorious Sophie Lang* (1934), Editor
- *Double Door* (1934), Editor
- *Search for Beauty* (1934), Editor
- *The Eagle and the Hawk* (1933), Editor
- *The Bat Whispers* (1930), Editor
- *Abraham Lincoln* (1930), Editor
- *One Romantic Night* (1930), Editor
- *The Battle of the Sexes* (1928), Editor
- *The Sorrows of Satan* (1926), Editor
- *That Royle Girl* (1925), Editor
- *America* (1924), Editor
- *Orphans of the Storm* (1921), Editor
- *Dream Street* (1921), Editor
- *Way Down East* (1920), Editor
- *The Love Flower* (1920), Editor
- *The Idol Dancer* (1920), Editor
- *The Greatest Question* (1919), Editor
- *Scarlet Days* (1919), Editor
- *True Heart Susie* (1919), Editor
- *Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl* (1919), Editor — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/broken-blossoms-or-the-yellow-man-and-the-girl.md)
- *The Girl Who Stayed at Home* (1919), Editor
- *A Romance of Happy Valley* (1919), Editor
- *Hearts of the World* (1918), Editor
- *Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages* (1916), Editor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/intolerance-loves-struggle-throughout-the-ages.md)
- *The Birth of a Nation* (1915), Editor — Fi1m 32, [page](https://film.one/film/the-birth-of-a-nation.md)
- *The Escape* (1914), Editor
- *The Mothering Heart* (1913), Editor
- *A Corner in Wheat* (1909), Editor

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