The Black Viper
| The Black Viper | |
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Play film; runtime 00:10:02. | |
| Directed by | Wallace McCutcheon |
| Produced by | American Mutoscope and Biograph Company |
| Starring | D. W. Griffith Mack Sennett Anthony O'Sullivan |
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Running time | Originally 10-11 minutes (1 reel, 724 feet) |
| Country | United States |
| Languages | Silent English intertitles |
The Black Viper (aka La vipère noire in France) is a 1908 film directed by
Plot
A thug accosts a girl as she leaves her workplace but a man rescues her. The thug vows revenge and, with the help of two friends, attacks the girl and her rescuer again as they're going for a walk. This time they succeed in kidnapping the rescuer. He is bound and gagged and taken away in a cart. The girl runs home and gets help from several neighbors. They track the ruffians down to a cabin in the mountains where the gang has trapped their victim and set the cabin on fire. A thug and Rescuer fight on the roof of the house.
Cast
- Edward Dillon as Mike
- George Gebhardt as Viper
- Mack Sennett as Rescuer
- D. W. Griffith as Rescuer
- Anthony O'Sullivan as Gang Member
See also
References
- ISBN 0-86196-653-8
External links
- D. W. Griffith at http://www.buscabiografias.com
- The Black Viper at IMDb
- The Black Viper available for free download at Internet Archive
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