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The Sealed Room( 1909)

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Overview

The Count sets out to make a private room for him and his Countess, built in such a way no one can see, hear, and most importantly, disturb them. But unbeknownst to the Count, his wife has set her eyes on the court minstrel. Based on Edgar Allan Poe's “The Cask of Amontillado” and Honoré de Balzac's “La Grande Breteche”.

    Top Billed Cast

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      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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      Mary Pickford

      A Lady-in-Waiting

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      George Siegmann

      Nobleman at Court

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      Mack Sennett

      A Soldier

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      Linda Arvidson

      A Lady-in-Waiting

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      Owen Moore

      Nobleman at Court

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    A review by RottenPop

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    Written by RottenPop on Wed Feb 22 2017
    D.W. Griffith brings us the longest running horror movie to date (1909). It is less horror and more tragic as the movie is probably one of the first “Horror” movies to actually tug on your heart strings a bit. This is also a movie that proves that there are other directors out there not just George Melies. The story is simple enough, we have a king who has constructed a “Pleasure Room” for himself and his concubine. But alas, this concubine is not faithful and she goes ahead and screws around with the court troubadour. The king, heartbroken and sad, commands his masons to seal the concubine ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • infidelity
    • based on novel or book
    • castle
    • count
    • countess
    • silent film