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An Unseen Enemy

TRAGEDY AND TORMENT...INNOCENCE ASSAILED...An Exceptional Photoplay
Sep 9, 1912 · 16m
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PLOT

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)
Directed by D.W. Griffith

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Biograph Company
Country
US

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