The Informer (1912)
- Directed by
- D. W. Griffith
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 18 min
- Rated
- NR
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
During the American Civil War, a man betrays a friend in the Union army to the Confederate side. The act sets off a chain of sorrow and consequences for everyone involved.
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What happens
The Informer, also known as The Informer: A Story of the Civil War, is a 1912 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and featuring Mary Pickford, Henry B. Walthall, Harry Carey, Lionel Barrymore, Dorothy Gish, and Lillian Gish. It was filmed in the Pike County town of Milford, Pennsylvania. Prints of the film survive at the film archive of the Library of Congress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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