Classic Drama Gem: The Lonely Villa (1909) | D.W. Griffith & Mary Pickford.

"The Lonely Villa" is a 1909 American short silent crime drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film features David Miles, Marion Leonard, and Mary Pickford, who appears in one of her earliest film roles. It is based on the 1901 French play Au Téléphone (At the Telephone) by André de Lorde. A surviving print of The Lonely Villa is currently in the public domain. The film was produced by the Biograph Company and filmed in Fort Lee, New Jersey. It was released on June 10, 1909, along with another D.W. Griffith split-reel film, A New Trick. Movie Info: Criminals target a wealthy man's home while he's away, threatening his wife and daughters. The family hides, but the thieves break in. Upon learning of the danger, the father rushes home to protect them. For more classic movies, subscribe to:    / @theclassicalhollywoodcinema   Genre: (Drama). Original Language: English. Director: D.W. Griffith. Writer: Mack Sennett. Release Date (Theaters): Jun 10, 1909, Original. #ClassicMovies #GoldenAgeofHollywood #VintageMovies Licensed from: The Classical Hollywood Cinema.