The Welcome Burglar Trailer (1909)

25 January 1909 Drama 13 mins

“The Biograph people tell an excellent story in this, and tell it so strongly that it grips very close. The scene where the husband gets into the room to find his wife bending over the dead body of a man is very strong, though perhaps not materially stronger than the one where the girl’s first husband deserts her. Technically the film is excellent. All the little details are worked out to precision and the characters act naturally, as real people might be expected to do in similar circumstances.” --Moving Picture World

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Cast

Marion Leonard as Alice Pierce

Harry Solter as Ben Harris

Charles Inslee as Employer / Husband

Linda Arvidson as The Maid

George Gebhardt as In Office / Burglar

Robert Harron as Messenger

Arthur V. Johnson as In Office / In Bar

David Miles as In Office / Bartender

Owen Moore as In Office / In Bar

Mack Sennett as The Butler

Edwin August

Edward Dillon

Anita Hendrie as In Office

Crew

D.W. Griffith Director

D.W. Griffith Writer

Billy Bitzer Director of Photography

International Releases Dates

United States 25 January 1909

Production Companies

American Mutoscope and Biograph Company

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