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"The Black Hand" (1906) - hidden gem
A scene from "The Black Hand"
Directed by Wallace McCutcheon
Cinematography by Billy Bitzer
Starring Robert Vignola, Anthony O’Sullivan (gangsters)
Distributed by Biograph Company
Release date March 29, 1906
Country United States
Running time 11 m.
This film is part of our series 'Hidden Gems'. It can be watched by registered users who make a donation. For more details, please click here.
"The Black Hand", True Story of a Recent Occurrence in the Italian Quarter of New York, is a short crime drama. The film is included in our program to illustrate the work of our star Billy Bitzer.
A gang by the name of Black Hand demands a big amount of money from a local businessman. If the demands are not met it threatens his daughter. Then the gang kidnaps the girl anyway and sends one of its members to collect the ransom.
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The Black Hand
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Two gang members compose a ransom note in "The Black Hand" (1906), cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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The gang's ransom note in "The Black Hand" (1906), cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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The businessman shares the note with his wife in "The Black Hand" (1906), cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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The businessman is determined to defend his family in "The Black Hand" (1906), cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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The gang kidnaps the businessman's daughter in "The Black Hand" (1906), cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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The girl hostage makes an unsuccessful attempt to escape in "The Black Hand" (1906), cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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The businessman is visited by two detectives in "The Black Hand" (1906), cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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The businessman shows the ransom note to the detectives in "The Black Hand" (1906), cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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A gang member has come to collect the ransom (note the detective in the freezer) in "The Black Hand" (1906), cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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The detectives overpower the gang member in "The Black Hand" (1906), cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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An alert girl hostage notices a note slip through the back door in "The Black Hand" (1906), cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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The girl opens the back door for the rescuers in "The Black Hand" (1906), cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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The girl opens the front door for the rescuers in "The Black Hand" (1906), cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
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The rescuers burst in as the gang members are immersed in their card game in "The Black Hand" (1906), cinematographer Billy Bitzer.
Robert Vignola and Anthony O’Sullivan
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