The Black Viper
About The Black Viper
A thug grabs a girl as she leaves work. A man gets her away. The thug comes back with two friends, takes the rescuer, and holds him in a mountain cabin they set on fire. She runs for the neighbors, and they follow the gang to the cabin. The French title is La vipère noire.
Cast & crew
More about The Black Viper
D. W. Griffith directed and wrote it. Wikidata also lists Wallace McCutcheon Sr. and Wallace McCutcheon Jr. as directors. Billy Bitzer and Arthur Marvin photographed it. American Mutoscope and Biograph was based in Fort Lee. Edward Dillon, George Gebhardt, Mack Sennett, and Anthony O'Sullivan are billed. Griffith is on the cast list. Copies are on the Internet Archive and on Wikimedia Commons.
Themes
Look
Billy Bitzer and Arthur Marvin photographed the Biograph short, including the cabin in the hills.
Preservation
Copies are on the Internet Archive and Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The second attack comes on a walk, not at the workplace.
- The cabin is set alight with the rescuer inside.
- The Internet Archive identifier is TheBlackViper.
Scenes
- The neighbors reach the mountain cabin after the gang has set it burning.
Also available
- Internet Archive (TheBlackViper)
