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An Unseen Enemy

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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.

16m1912NRTMDb 5.6

English

Crew and Cast

Storyline

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.

  • Biograph Company

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Info

Status
Released
Released
9 September 1912
Runtime
16m
Rating
NR
TMDB score
5.6 / 10 (31 votes)

Production

Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
Edward Acker
Studios
Biograph Company
Countries
United States of America

Languages

Original
English
Spoken
No Language