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Her Terrible Ordeal

Her Terrible Ordeal

1910Short⏱️ 10m
ShortDrama
5.6
IMDB Rating
93 votes

A young secretary is locked in an airtight vault by a robber. Only her boss knows the combination, and he is off on a journey. Can the boss's son locate his absent-minded father before it is too late for the girl?

Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
N/A
Stars
George Nichols, Owen Moore, Florence Barker
Release Date
January 10, 1910
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

George Nichols
George Nichols
as Mr. Curtis
Owen Moore
Owen Moore
as Jack
Florence Barker
Florence Barker
as Alice
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Charles Craig
as Jack's Rival
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Anthony O'Sullivan
as The Peddler
Robert Harron
Robert Harron
as At Station
Violet Mersereau
Violet Mersereau
W. Chrystie Miller
W. Chrystie Miller
as Extra
Charles West
Charles West

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Fort Lee, New Jersey, USA
Production
Biograph Company

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

Fair Griffith short
by Michael_Elliott2008-02-26

"Her Terrible Ordeal (1910) ** (out of 4) D.W. Griffith film about a woman who goes to see her boyfriend at work but while he's gone a burglar breaks in and throws the woman into a vault. Now it's a race against time for someone to find her before she suffocates. Griffith made countless "race against time" pictures but this one here isn't among his best. The two leads are rather boring and Griffith's direction never really pays off. The ending contains a little suspense but not enough to make the film memorable. This is available through Grapevine in part of t..."

📖 Synopsis

A young secretary is locked in an airtight vault by a robber. Only her boss knows the combination, and he is off on a journey. Can the boss's son locate his absent-minded father before it is too late for the girl?