Wednesday, May 12, 2021

The Girl and Her Trust (1912)

An interesting little short feature. Grace (Dorothy Bernard) is the telegraph operator at a railway station. When a bunch of tramps led by Alfred Paget try and rob $2000 being transferred by train, Grace saves the day by telegraphing on ahead to get help and also holding off the tramps in her office...



This is a great little film with a strong female character, obviously rather rare in cinema back then. Good early use of editing and camera angles help make this a cutting edge film for it's day and not just a camera being kept statically in front of a stage play. Well worth the watch.