Movie Description

One Is Business, the Other Crime

(1912)

Overview

Griffith intercuts between the lives of two couples married on the same day. One couple is rich, the other poor. Time passes, and in desperation over joblessness, the poor husband attempts to burgle a home, only to be captured at 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 accidentally discovers evidence implicating her own husband in a bribery scheme.

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Original TitleOne Is Business, the Other Crime

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1912-04-24

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 00h 15m

Production CompaniesAmerican Mutoscope & Biograph

Genres

  • Drama