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Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
Written by | George Hennessy |
Starring | Mary Pickford |
Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
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Distributed by | General Film Company |
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Running time | 17 minutes (16 frame/s) |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (English intertitles) |
The Unwelcome Guest is a 1913 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. [1]
An elderly married woman secretly stashes her accumulated money beneath the false bottom of an old shipping trunk before dying. Her husband believes himself penniless and must leave their home to live with his son's family, where he is treated without respect or consideration. A kindly young housekeeper arrives and befriends the old gentleman. They eventually run away together, taking the old shipping trunk with them.