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The Lonely Villa

190912 minUnited States
CrimeDrama

Synopsis

Burglars lure a homeowner away, leaving his wife and daughters inside with an unloaded pistol. A telephone call reveals the attack while he is stranded elsewhere. The family retreats behind successive doors as he races back with help.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
11:41
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

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

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · D.W. Griffith · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsD. W. Griffith

Behind the scenes

Griffith alternates the besieged rooms with the returning rescuers. Shortening the intervals between these strands intensifies the suspense and makes distance central to the action.

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