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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1538

The Miser's Heart

191118 minUnited States

Synopsis

A child befriends a miser and a petty thief while her mother lies ill. When other criminals threaten the girl to obtain the old man's savings, the friendships force both adults to act beyond their usual concerns.

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Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs: 16:15
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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

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No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · biograph company · Public domain

Cast

Blanche Sweet

DirectorsD. W. Griffith

Behind the scenes

The Biograph drama uses a shared tenement setting to connect characters separated by age and circumstances. A dropped doll becomes the signal that brings help from outside the room.

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Blanche Sweet — Hartsook · Public domain

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