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5.3A young woman's peaceful existence is shattered when she is abducted by the crew of a boat of smugglers, who then also turn against their captain.
Released: 1912-04-2913 minDir: D.W. GriffithDrama
Cast
- Blanche Sweet as The Young Woman
- Edwin August as The Young Woman's Sweetheart
- Mae Marsh as The Young Woman's Companion
- Alfred Paget as The Leader of the Smugglers
- Charles Hill Mailes as The Revenue Officer / Policeman
- Charles West as The Go-Between
Themes
- race against time
- coast guard
- gang of thieves
- held captive
- captive
- silent film
- woman in peril
- abduction
- captive woman
- taken captive
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- short film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Director
- D. W. Griffith
- Cast member
- Robert Harron
- Production company
- Biograph Company
- Cinematographer
- Billy Bitzer
- Duration
- 17
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- color
- black-and-white
- title
- The Lesser Evil
- publication date
- 1912-01-01
- distributed by
- 20th Century Studios
- copyright status
- public domain
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