The Lady and the mouse

Duration: 15

Year Published: 1913

Creator: Museum of Modern Art

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: silent

Description: The plot focuses on a shopkeeper beset by creditors, his two daughters and a gentleman disguised as a tramp who comes to their aid. One of Griffith's most complex one-reel Biograph films with over 100 shots, the film takes advantage of Lillian Gish's mime expertise as she tries to kill a mouse. In this central scene there are 28 shots between the first close-up of the mouse and its final escape.

Complete Record: The plot focuses on a shopkeeper beset by creditors, his two daughters and a gentleman disguised as a tramp who comes to their aid. One of Griffith's most complex one-reel Biograph films with over 100 shots, the film takes advantage of Lillian Gish's mime expertise as she tries to kill a mouse. In this central scene there are 28 shots between the first close-up of the mouse and its final escape.


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