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An Unseen Enemy


Date: 1912
Type: Crime / Drama
Rating: 3 Stars 3/5
Colour: Black and White / Silent / Short
Director: D W Griffith
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Comment/Synopsis

Two young girls have recently been orphaned and their older brother brings home some money which he puts in the family safe. The housekeeper enlists the help of a safebreaker to steal the money whilst the sisters are locked in a next door room, but telehone their brother for help. This short film is notable for being the first film in which Lillian Gish and her sister Dorothy Gish are credited as appearing in.

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Production
Biograph Company