An Unseen Enemy Trailer

An Unseen Enemy Trailer (1912)

"TRAGEDY AND TORMENT...INNOCENCE ASSAILED...An Exceptional Photoplay" 09 September 1912 Drama 16 mins

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

as Eldest Sister

Dorothy Gish

as Youngest Sister

Robert Harron

as The Boyfriend

Elmer Booth

as The Brother

Grace Henderson

as The Maid

Harry Carey

as The Safecracker

Adolph Lestina

as In Boardinghouse (uncredited)

Walter Miller

as The Brother's Friend (uncredited)

Antonio Moreno

as On Bridge (uncredited)

Crew

Billy Bitzer

Billy Bitzer Director of Photography

International Titles

El enemigo invisible Trailer

International Releases Dates

United States 09 September 1912

Production Companies

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