The read
It runs a compact 17m.
Synopsis
D.W. Griffith short intercuts two different stories before mixing them together at the end. The film focuses on a telephone girl who leaves work for her lunch break at the same time as "The Lady" goes to a jewelry store to pick up some priceless jewels. When the telephone girl returns to work she gets a phone call from the house of "The Lady" as a robber has broken in and is trying to steal the jewels.
Ratings
IMDb5.3/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Anita LoosWriter
- D.W. GriffithDirector
Cast
- Mae MarshThe Telephone Girl
- Claire McDowellThe Lady
- Alfred PagetThe Telephone Girl's Sweetheart
- Charles Hill MailesThe Girl's Father
- Harry CareyThe Thief
- John T. DillonThe Grocery Man
- Madge KirbyThe Telephone Operator
- Joseph McDermottThe Jewelry Salesman
- Kate BruceThe Lady's Friend
- Gertrude BambrickThe Maid
- Lionel BarrymoreThe Desk Sergeant
- Walter P. LewisUndetermined Role