An Unseen Enemy

5.6
  • Genre: Drama
  • Run time: 16 min
  • Premiere: 1912. September 9.

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.

Discover

Lillian Gish

Eldest Sister

Dorothy Gish

Youngest Sister

Robert Harron

The Boyfriend

Elmer Booth

The Brother

Harry Carey

The Safecracker

Adolph Lestina

In Boardinghouse (uncredited)

Walter Miller

The Brother's Friend (uncredited)

Antonio Moreno

On Bridge (uncredited)

Camera

Billy Bitzer

Director of Photography

Directing

D.W. Griffith

Director

Writing

Edward Acker

Screenplay

Camera

Billy Bitzer

Director of Photography

Directing

D.W. Griffith

Director

Writing

Edward Acker

Screenplay