One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912)
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- 15min
- Short, Drama
- 25 Apr 1912 (USA)
- Short
Griffith intercuts between the lives of two couples married on the same day. One couple is rich, the other is poor. Time passes, and in desperation over joblessness, the poor husband attempts to burgle a home, only to be captured a...
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| Charles West | ... |
The Poor Husband
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| Dorothy Bernard | ... |
The Poor Wife
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| Edwin August | ... |
The Rich Husband
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| Blanche Sweet | ... |
The Rich Wife
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Frank Evans | ... |
The Landlord
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William A. Carroll | ... |
The Rich Man's First Foreman
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Frank Opperman | ... |
The Rich Man's Second Foreman
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| Kate Bruce | ... |
First Maid
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| Kate Toncray | ... |
Second Maid
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| Robert Harron | ... |
The Delivery Boy
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W.C. Robinson | ... |
The Brickyard Worker
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Directed by
| D.W. Griffith | ||
Written by
| George Hennessy | ... | () (uncredited) |
Music by
| Robert Israel | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| G.W. Bitzer | ||
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- General Film Company (1912) (United States) (theatrical)
- Reel Media International (2006) (World-wide)
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Griffith intercuts between the lives of two couples married on the same day. One couple is rich, the other is poor. Time passes, and in desperation over joblessness, the poor husband attempts to burgle a home, only to be captured a gunpoint by the mistress of the house. It is the home of the rich couple. While holding the poor intruder at gunpoint, the rich wife accidently discovers evidence implicating her own husband in a bribery scheme . . .
Written by Thomas McWilliams |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Blanche Sweet wears the same evening dress she previously wore in Out from the Shadow (1911). See more » |