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Nursing a Viper (1909)
Directed by D.W. Griffith
Overview
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.
Length 10 minutes
Actors
Arthur V. Johnson | Marion Leonard | Frank Powell | Owen Moore | James Kirkwood | Florence Lawrence | George Nichols | Billy Quirk | Mack Sennett | Dorothy West