An Unseen Enemy

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An Unseen Enemy (1912)

Directed by D.W. Griffith

“TRAGEDY AND TORMENT...INNOCENCE ASSAILED...An Exceptional Photoplay”

Drama, Thriller · 16m

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.

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Cast

Lillian Gish Eldest Sister Dorothy Gish Youngest Sister Robert Harron The Boyfriend Elmer Booth The Brother Grace Henderson The Maid Harry Carey The Safecracker Adolph Lestina In Boardinghouse (uncredited) Walter Miller The Brother's Friend (uncredited) Antonio Moreno On Bridge (uncredited)

Crew

Director
D.W. Griffith
Screenplay
Edward Acker
Director of Photography
Billy Bitzer

Details

Release date
1912-09-09
Runtime
16m
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
United States of America
Production
Biograph Company