The read
It runs a compact 16m.
Synopsis
Thieves decide to steal the money an old miser has hidden away. He refuses to open the safe for them, so they threaten to kill a little girl who lives in his building.
Ratings
IMDb6.3/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- George HennessyWriter
- D.W. GriffithDirector
Cast
- Adolph LestinaThe Miser
- Ynez SeaburyLittle Kathy
- Kate ToncrayLittle Kathy's Mother
- Edward DillonJules, an Impoverished Thief
- Robert HarronBakery Assistant
- Wilfred LucasFirst Crook
- Charles Hill MailesSecond Crook
- William J. ButlerPoliceman
- Donald CrispPoliceman
- Blanche SweetNeighbor
- Linda ArvidsonKathy's Mother
- Lionel BarrymoreJules - the Thief
Themes
child in perilthiefmisersilent filmchild endangerment