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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1634

Betrayed by a Handprint

190813 minUnited States

Synopsis

After losing money at cards, a society woman steals her hostess's jewels. She tries to hide the theft, but a handprint left behind provides evidence that is harder to conceal than the stolen valuables.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 10:43
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · D.W. Griffith · Public domain

This copy runs shorter than the reference runtime. Editing and playback speed can differ between editions.

Cast

Florence Lawrence

DirectorsD. W. Griffith

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Florence Lawrence — Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research; http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/whi/fullRecord.asp?id=4236 · Public domain

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