One Is Business, the Other Crime

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.

Release Date

April 24, 1912

Status

Released

Original Title

One Is Business, the Other Crime

Runtime

15min

Budget

Revenue

Language

No Language

Production Companies

American Mutoscope & Biograph