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An Unseen Enemy (1912)

NR ★ 5.6/10 16 min Drama United States English
Director: D.W. Griffith
Screenplay by: Edward Acker
Streaming: Not available
TRAGEDY AND TORMENT...INNOCENCE ASSAILED...An Exceptional Photoplay

Description

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.

Top Cast

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

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