The Black Viper (aka La vipère noire in France) is a 1908 film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was made by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company which was based in Fort Lee, New Jersey at the beginning of the 20th century.[1]

The Black Viper
Play film; runtime 00:10:02.
Directed byD. W. Griffith
Wallace McCutcheon
Produced byAmerican Mutoscope and Biograph Company
StarringD. W. Griffith
Mack Sennett
Anthony O'Sullivan
Release date
  • July 25, 1908 (1908-07-25)
Running time
Originally 10-11 minutes
(1 reel, 724 feet)
CountryUnited States
LanguagesSilent
English intertitles

Plot

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A thug accosts a girl as she leaves her workplace but a man rescues her. The thug vows revenge and, with the help of two friends, attacks the girl and her rescuer again as they're going for a walk. This time they succeed in kidnapping the rescuer. He is bound and gagged and taken away in a cart. The girl runs home and gets help from several neighbors. They track the ruffians down to a cabin in the mountains where the gang has trapped their victim and set the cabin on fire. A thug and Rescuer fight on the roof of the house.

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References

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  1. ^ Koszarski, Richard (2004), Fort Lee: The Film Town, Rome, Italy: John Libbey Publishing -CIC srl, ISBN 0-86196-653-8
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