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Voidsville Follies

Works from Edward Acker (2)

An Unseen Enemy

D.W. Griffith (director)
G.W. Bitzer (cinematographer)
Edward Acker (writer)
Lillian Gish (lead)
Dorothy Gish (lead)
Elmer Booth (lead)
Robert Harron (lead)
Harry Carey (lead)
Grace Henderson (lead)
Walter Miller (lead)
Biograph (production)

Language: Silent, English titles, released in Sep 1912
Minutes: 15

A return to Physician Of The Castle and The Lonely Villa - but with wife and husband replaced by teen sisters and elder brother, and where the invasion is an inside job. Serves as the debut of Lillian and Dorothy Gish, with cinematography that showcases the screen magnetism that made them popular.

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: action; automobile; crime; distress call; family; home invasion; invasion-call-rescue; rescue; social commentary; suspense

The Telephone Girl And The Lady

D.W. Griffith (director)
G.W. Bitzer (cinematographer)
Anita Loos (writer)
Edward Acker (author)
Mae Marsh (lead)
Claire McDowell (lead)
Alfred Paget (lead)
Charles Hill Mailes (lead)
Harry Carey (lead)
Lionel Barrymore (lead)
Biograph (production)

Language: Silent, English titles, released in Jan 1913
Minutes: 11

Yet another riff on the invasion-call-rescue theme, but made more interesting because the distress call goes not to a male Master Of The Home, but to the girl in the telephone office who, like The Lonedale Operator, thinks quick to save the day (without even fainting!). Plus 11 more points of interest...