Suspense (1913)

Original title

Suspense.

Directed by

Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

10 min

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 111 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman is alone in her house with her infant when a threatening stranger arrives. Her husband races home after a frantic phone call as a car chase unfolds on screen.

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What happens

Suspense is a 1913 American silent short film thriller directed by Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley. Weber also wrote the scenario and stars in the film with Valentine Paul. The film features early examples of a split screen shot and a car chase. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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