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An Unseen Enemy

1912 · 16 min Drama
5.6 / 10 · TMDB

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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Year 1912
Country United States of America
Genre Drama
Director D.W. Griffith
Runtime 16 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.6/10 (29 votes)

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The film constructs its dread through the stark contrast between the vulnerability of the young sisters and the crude menace that invades their home, relying on the expressive, minimalist acting of the silent era.

What lingers after the final frame is a potent sense of domestic violation, where a simple locked door becomes the flimsiest barrier against greed. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: D.W. Griffith

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Watch in a quiet, dimly lit room to fully absorb the silent tension and every gesture of fear.

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