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Also known as Maniac Cook

1909 film

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A household cook named Margie has a sudden mental breakdown and attacks her employers, the Holland family. After being briefly restrained, she escapes the house and later sneaks back in. Driven by a "fiendish idea," she takes the Holland's infant baby from its crib and hides the child in the kitchen oven before starting a fire beneath it. The parents unknowingly begin to use the oven, but the baby is rescued just in time when the parents discover the plot during a struggle with the cook, who is then arrested by police.

Released: 1909-01-049 minDir: D.W. GriffithDrama, Thriller

Cast

  • Anita Hendrie as Margie, the Cook
  • Marion Leonard as Mrs. Holland
  • Harry Solter as Mr. Holland
  • Clara T. Bracy
  • George Gebhardt as Policeman #1
  • David Miles

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
short film
Country of origin
United States
Screenwriter
D. W. Griffith
Cast member
Mack Sennett
Production company
Biograph Company
Cinematographer
Billy Bitzer
Duration
9
Image
Film still from 1909 Biograph release The Maniac Cook.jpg
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publication date
1909-01-01
title
The Maniac Cook
aspect ratio (W:H)
4:3
copyright status
public domain
Commons category
The Maniac Cook
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