The Sealed Room (1909)
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- Not Rated
- 11min
- Short, Drama
- 02 Sep 1909 (USA)
- Short
A king exacts vengeance upon his faithless mistress and her lover.
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Cast
| Arthur V. Johnson | ... |
The Count
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| Marion Leonard | ... |
The Countess
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| Henry B. Walthall | ... |
The Minstrel
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| Linda Arvidson | ... |
A Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
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William J. Butler | ... |
Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
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Verner Clarges | ... |
Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
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| Owen Moore | ... |
Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
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| George Nichols | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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Anthony O'Sullivan | ... |
Workman (uncredited)
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| Mary Pickford | ... |
A Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
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| Gertrude Robinson | ... |
A Lady-in-Waiting (uncredited)
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| Mack Sennett | ... |
A Soldier (uncredited)
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| George Siegmann | ... |
Nobleman at Court (uncredited)
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Directed by
| D.W. Griffith | ||
Written by
| Edgar Allan Poe | ... | (novel "The Cask of Amontillado") (uncredited) |
| Frank E. Woods | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Honoré de Balzac | ... | (story "La Grande Breteche") (uncredited) |
Music by
| Robert Israel | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| G.W. Bitzer | ||
Production Companies
- Biograph Company
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) (Originally produced by the Biograph Studios Corporation)
Distributors
- Biograph Company (1909) (United States) (theatrical)
- Markt and Company (1909) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Image Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Kino Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2006) (World-wide)
- American Mutoscope & Biograph (2008) (World-wide) (aka Biograph Company)
- Kino Video (United States) (VHS)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In this movie suggested by Poe's "A Cask of Amontillado", The king constructs a cozy, windowless love-nest for himself and his concubine. However, she is not faithful to her sovereign, but consorts with the court troubadour. In fact, they use the king's new play chamber for their own lovecraft. When the king discovers this, he sends for his masons. With the faithless duo still inside, the masons use stone and mortar to quietly seal the only door to the vault...
Written by Thomas McWilliams |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Released as a split reel along with the comedy The Little Darling (1909). See more » |
| 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. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Flicker Flashbacks No. 2, Series 5 (1947). See more » |