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Also known as Unseen Enemy

1912 film directed by D. W. Griffith

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The physician's death orphans his two adolescent daughters. Their older brother is able to convert some of the doctor's small estate to cash. But it is late in the day, and with the banks closed he stores the money in his father's household safe. The slatternly housekeeper, aware of the money, enlists a criminal acquaintance to crack the safe. She attempts to get into the adjacent room where the sisters tremble in fear, but finds that the door is locked. The drunken housekeeper menaces them by brandishing a gun through a hole in the wall.

Released: 1912-09-0916 minDir: D.W. GriffithDrama

Cast

  • Lillian Gish as Eldest Sister
  • Dorothy Gish as Youngest Sister
  • Robert Harron as The Boyfriend
  • Elmer Booth as The Brother
  • Grace Henderson as The Maid
  • Harry Carey as The Safecracker

Themes

  • race against time
  • menace
  • thief
  • silent film
  • mortal danger
  • safecracker
  • safe deposit box
  • peril
  • young sisters
  • sisters

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
short film
Country of origin
United States
Composer
Robert Israel
Production company
Biograph Company
Cinematographer
Billy Bitzer
Filming location
Fort Lee
Duration
17
FilmAffinity ID
309215
Image
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Commons category
An Unseen Enemy
publication date
1912-01-01
title
An Unseen Enemy
distributed by
General Film Company
aspect ratio (W:H)
4:3
copyright status
public domain
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