An Unseen Enemy
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| Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
| Written by | Edward Acker |
| Starring | Lillian Gish Dorothy Gish Harry Carey Elmer Booth Robert Harron |
| Music by | Robert Israel (new score) |
| Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
| Distributed by | General Film Company |
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17 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | Silent |
An Unseen Enemy is a 1912 Biograph Company short silent film directed by D. W. Griffith, and was the first film to be made starring the actresses Lillian Gish and Dorothy Gish.[1] A critic of the time stated that "the Gish sisters gave charming performances in this one-reel film".[2] The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey where early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based at the beginning of the 20th century.[3][4][5]
Contents
Cast
- Elmer Booth
- Lillian Gish
- Dorothy Gish
- Harry Carey Sr.
- Robert Harron
- Grace Henderson - The Unseen Enemy
- Charles Hill Mailes -
- Walter Miller -
- Henry B. Walthall -
- Adolph Lestina -
- Antonio Moreno - Man on Bridge, flagging car
- Erich von Stroheim - Man in Straw Hat Dancing at Lobby Desk
Plot
A physician's death orphans his two adolescent daughters. Their older brother is able to convert some of the doctor's small estate to cash. 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 help crack the safe. They lock the daughters in an adjacent room, and the drunken housekeeper menaces them by brandishing a gun through a hole in the wall. The resourceful girls use the telephone to call their brother who has returned to town. He gets the message and organizes a rescue party.[6]
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- An Unseen Enemy at AllMovie
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