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A Burglar’s Mistake
UNITED STATES · 1909

A Burglar’s Mistake

D.W. Griffith
Classical Hollywood blackmail burglary self-defense crime confrontation
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Synopsis

Henry is being blackmailed. When the blackmailer breaks into his house, Henry apprehends him at gunpoint and takes the opportunity to rid himself of the blackmailer's threat.

Year1909
CountryUnited States
DirectorD.W. Griffith
MovementClassical Hollywood
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