The read
It runs a compact 15m.
Synopsis
Griffith intercuts between the lives of two couples married on the same day. One couple is rich, the other poor. Time passes, and in desperation over joblessness, the poor husband attempts to burgle a home, only to be captured at gunpoint by the mistress of the house. It is the home of the rich couple. While holding the poor intruder at gunpoint, the rich wife accidentally discovers evidence implicating her own husband in a bribery scheme.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
10 audience votes
Key crew
- D.W. GriffithDirector
- George HennessyWriter
Cast
- Charles WestPoor Husband
- Dorothy BernardPoor Wife
- Edwin AugustRich Husband
- Blanche SweetRich Wife
- Frank EvansThe Landlord
- William A. CarrollThe Rich Man's First Foreman
- Frank OppermanThe Rich Man's Second Foreman
- Kate BruceFirst Maid
- Kate ToncraySecond Maid
- Robert HarronThe Delivery Boy
- W.C. RobinsonThe Brickyard Worker
Themes
silent filmshort film