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The Lonely Villa
UNITED STATES · 1909

The Lonely Villa

D.W. Griffith
home invasion family protection crime and robbery race against time domestic threat
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Synopsis

A gang of thieves lure a man out of his home so that they can rob it and threaten his wife and children. The family barricade themselves in an interior room, but the criminals are well-equipped for breaking in. When the father finds out what is happening, he must race against time to get back home.

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