The Black Viper
The Black Viper | |
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Directed by | D. W. Griffith 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 D. W. Griffith. The film was made by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company which was based in Fort Lee, New Jersey at the beginning of the 20th century.[1]
Plot
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Koszarski, Richard (2004), Fort Lee: The Film Town, Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing -CIC srl, ISBN 0-86196-653-8
External links
[edit]- D. W. Griffith at http://www.buscabiografias.com
- The Black Viper at IMDb
- The Black Viper available for free download at Internet Archive
- 1908 films
- 1908 drama films
- 1908 short films
- 1900s American films
- 1900s English-language films
- American black-and-white films
- American silent short films
- Biograph Company films
- Films directed by D. W. Griffith
- Films shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey
- Silent American drama films
- Surviving American silent films
- English-language short films
- 1900s short drama film stubs
- 1900s American film stubs