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The Sealed Room

  • 1909
  • Not Rated
  • 11m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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The Sealed Room (1909)
Period DramaDramaHistoryShortThriller

A king exacts vengeance upon his faithless mistress and her lover.A king exacts vengeance upon his faithless mistress and her lover.A king exacts vengeance upon his faithless mistress and her lover.

  • Director
    • D.W. Griffith
  • Writers
    • Edgar Allan Poe
    • Frank E. Woods
    • Honoré de Balzac
  • Stars
    • Arthur V. Johnson
    • Marion Leonard
    • Henry B. Walthall
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.0/10
    998
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • D.W. Griffith
    • Writers
      • Edgar Allan Poe
      • Frank E. Woods
      • Honoré de Balzac
    • Stars
      • Arthur V. Johnson
      • Marion Leonard
      • Henry B. Walthall
    • 17User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Arthur V. Johnson
    Arthur V. Johnson
    • The Count
    Marion Leonard
    Marion Leonard
    • The Countess
    Henry B. Walthall
    Henry B. Walthall
    • The Minstrel
    Linda Arvidson
    Linda Arvidson
    • A Lady-in-Waiting
    • (uncredited)
    William J. Butler
    • Nobleman at Court
    • (uncredited)
    Verner Clarges
    • Nobleman at Court
    • (uncredited)
    Owen Moore
    Owen Moore
    • Nobleman at Court
    • (uncredited)
    George Nichols
    George Nichols
    • Workman
    • (uncredited)
    Anthony O'Sullivan
    • Workman
    • (uncredited)
    Mary Pickford
    Mary Pickford
    • A Lady-in-Waiting
    • (uncredited)
    Gertrude Robinson
    Gertrude Robinson
    • A Lady-in-Waiting
    • (uncredited)
    Mack Sennett
    Mack Sennett
    • A Soldier
    • (uncredited)
    George Siegmann
    George Siegmann
    • Nobleman at Court
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • D.W. Griffith
    • Writers
      • Edgar Allan Poe
      • Frank E. Woods
      • Honoré de Balzac
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    • Trivia
      Released as a split reel along with the comedy The Little Darling (1909).
    • Goofs
      Early in the film, the lovers cannot hear the king raving with jealousy, even though a single curtain separates the king from the lovers. Yet later, he can hear them perfectly through the newly constructed brick wall.
    • Connections
      Featured in Flicker Flashbacks No. 2, Series 5 (1947)

    User reviews17

    Featured review
    6/10

    Jealous

    One of Griffith's early Biograph films about a king who becomes enraged upon seeing his lover with another in her room. Clever, and mostly interesting for its historical value, this short film is quite entertaining and should not be passed over if you a get a chance to see it.
    • jeff-201
    • Nov 5, 1999
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    • Release date
      • September 2, 1909 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Запечатанная комната
    • Production companies
      • Biograph Company
      • Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
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    • Runtime
      11 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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