One Is Business, the Other Crime (1912)

  • NR
  • 04/24/1912 (US)
  • Drama
  • 15m

Overview

Griffith intercuts between the lives of two couples married on the same day. One couple is rich, the other poor. Time passes, and in desperation over joblessness, the poor husband attempts to burgle a home, only to be captured at gunpoint by the mistress of the house. It is the home of the rich couple. While holding the poor intruder at gunpoint, the rich wife accidentally discovers evidence implicating her own husband in a bribery scheme.

D.W. Griffith

Director

George Hennessy

Writer

Cast

Charles West's headshot

Charles West

Poor Husband
Dorothy Bernard's headshot

Dorothy Bernard

Poor Wife
Edwin August's headshot

Edwin August

Rich Husband
Blanche Sweet's headshot

Blanche Sweet

Rich Wife
Frank Evans's headshot

Frank Evans

The Landlord
William A. Carroll's headshot

William A. Carroll

The Rich Man's First Foreman
Frank Opperman's headshot

Frank Opperman

The Rich Man's Second Foreman
Kate Bruce's headshot

Kate Bruce

First Maid

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