The silent-screen star accepts the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award in a 1984 salute. Highlights include clips from "The Birth of a Nation" (1915) and "Orphans of the Storm" (1921); tributes from John Huston, John Houseman, Robert Mitchum, Sally Field, Jeanne Moreau, Jennifer Jones. Host: Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
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