This unremarkable Griffith quarter hour melo is notable mainly for the version which reaches us, where what appear to be the rejected takes have been place on the front of the finished film, presumably to outwit any determined bootlegger. The Biograph logo on the decors pre-figures the irritating trade marks contemporary broadcasters and video makers use - curse them.
Without documentation it is hard to derive much information from the extra shots. Much of the the finished film is not represented, presumably filmed in a single take. The most revealing section is the scene of the good burglar pondering by the bedside of the sleeping daughters, with him given more business in the finished film. The edited version contains the double actions on opening doors, which seems inexplicable.
Without documentation it is hard to derive much information from the extra shots. Much of the the finished film is not represented, presumably filmed in a single take. The most revealing section is the scene of the good burglar pondering by the bedside of the sleeping daughters, with him given more business in the finished film. The edited version contains the double actions on opening doors, which seems inexplicable.