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Suspense short film

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Original title

Suspense

Year

1913

Running time

10 min.

Country

United States

Director

Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber

Screenwriter

Lois Weber

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Producer

Rex Motion Picture Company

Genre

Thriller. Drama | Silent Film. Origins of Film. Short Film

Synopsis

An isolated house in deserted area is too remote for a servant, who leaves a note, quietly exits the back door, and puts the key under the mat. Alone in the house is a mother and her infant. A tramp watches the servant leave, then begins to skulk. The woman sees him outside as he discovers the latchkey. She phones her husband, who's working in town, and he jumps into a car idling in front of his office. He races toward home while the car's owner (and the police) are in pursuit. The tramp grabs a knife and heads up the stairs toward the defenseless woman. Can the husband elude the police long enough to rescue her or will the tramp have his way?

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Rankings Position

#16 Best Silent Short Movies
#18 Best Fiction Short Movies (non-animated)

Critics' reviews

"Weber and her work were important in helping cinema establish itself as a respectable, mainstream form of entertainment (...) she really knew how to use the camera and the particular qualities of the cinematic form to elicit a desired emotional response in an audience."

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53 My Favorite Short Films (fiction) (22)

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