In a film directed by this man, Gus says "I'm a captain now, and I want to marry" to Flora, who runs away and heroically jumps off a cliff. In that film by this director, the Lieutenant Governor Lynch tries to force Elsie to marry him, but a group led by the "Little Colonel" saves her. Another of his films has four interwoven tragic storylines from different time periods, 
In a film directed by this man, Gus says "I'm a captain now, and I want to marry" to Flora, who runs away and heroically jumps off a cliff. In that film by this director, the Lieutenant Governor Lynch tries to force Elsie to marry him, but a group led by the "Little Colonel" saves her. Another of his films has four interwoven tragic storylines from different time periods, with interludes featuring a woman rocking a cradle. This director depicted the lives of the Cameron and Stoneman families in South Carolina in a film that ends with members of the KKK stopping African-Americans from voting. For 10 points, name this American who directed Intolerance and Birth of a Nation.
In a film directed by this man, Gus says "I'm a captain now, and I want to marry" to Flora, who runs away and heroically jumps off a cliff.
D. W. Griffith [or David Llewelyn Wark Griffith]