Nursing a Viper (1909)
During the French Revolution, a wealthy couple lives safely by professing republican beliefs. When a mob attacks a nearby chateau an aristocrat bursts into the couple's home. They save his life by disguising him as a servant, but he soon forces his attentions on the wife. Hearing their struggle, the husband intervenes and, stripping the aristocrat of his disguise, thrusts him outdoors to be killed by the mob.
Director: D.W. Griffith
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Arthur V. Johnson as The Husband |
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Marion Leonard as The Wife |
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Frank Powell as The Viper |
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Owen Moore as Fleeing Aristocrat |
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James Kirkwood as In Mob |
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Florence Lawrence as |
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George Nichols as In Mob |
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Billy Quirk as Fleeing Aristocrat |
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Mack Sennett as In Mob |
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Dorothy West as |
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Frank Evans as In Mob |
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Ruth Hart as Victimized Woman |
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Henry Lehrman as In Mob |
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Anthony O'Sullivan as In Mob |
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Gertrude Robinson as Fleeing Aristocrat |
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Mabel Trunnelle as Victimized Woman |
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J. Waltham as In Mob |
| Directing | D.W. Griffith | Director |
| Writing | Frank E. Woods | Writer |
| Writing | D.W. Griffith | Writer |
| Crew | Billy Bitzer | Cinematography |