Nursing a Viper (S)
1909 · Movie · 10 min. · United States
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.
Direction D.W. Griffith
Cast Arthur V. Johnson · Marion Leonard · Frank Powell · Frank Evans · Ruth Hart · James Kirkwood · Florence Lawrence · Henry Lehrman · Owen Moore
Screenplay D.W. Griffith · Frank E. Woods
Cinematography G.W. Bitzer
Original title Nursing a Viper (S)
5.3
79 votes (FilmAffinity)
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