The Miser's Heart (1911)

1911 · Silent film · 16 min · dir. D.W. Griffith

A FABLE OF GREED, PERIL & REGENERATION

• Drama

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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.

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Details

Director

D.W. Griffith

Writer

George Hennessy

Cinematography

Billy Bitzer

Studio

American Mutoscope & Biograph

Released

1911-11-20

Running time

16 minutes

Cast & crew

• D.W. Griffith Director
• Adolph Lestina
• Ynez Seabury
• Kate Toncray
• Edward Dillon
• Robert Harron
• Wilfred Lucas
• Charles Hill Mailes
• WWilliam J. Butler

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