A tender young woman and her husband (a musician) attempt to eke out a living in the slums of New York City, but find themselves caught in the crossfires of gang violence.Read More »
Elmer Booth
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D.W. Griffith – The Musketeers of Pig Alley (1912)
1911-1920CrimeD.W. GriffithSilentThe Birth of CinemaUSA -
D.W. Griffith – An Unseen Enemy (1912)
1911-1920CrimeD.W. GriffithSilentThe Birth of CinemaUSAThe 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. But the resourceful girls use the telephone to call their brother who has returned to town. He gets the message and organizes a rescue party.Read More »