The Sealed Room

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The Sealed Room
Directed by	D.W. Griffith
Written by	Honore de Balzac Edgar Allan Poe Frank E. Woods
Starring	Arthur V. Johnson Marion Leonard Henry B. Walthall Mary Pickford Mack Sennett
Music by	Robert Israel
Release date(s)	1909
Running time	11 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent film
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The Sealed Room is an eleven minute film released in 1909. Directed by D.W. Griffith, the film's cast included Arthur V. Johnson, Marion Leonard, Henry B. Walthall, Mary Pickford, and Mack Sennett.

[edit] Plot

Suggested by Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado", the king constructs a cozy, windowless love-nest for himself and his concubine. However, she is not faithful to her sovereign, but consorts with the court troubadour. In fact, they use the king's new play chamber for their own lovecraft. When the king discovers this, he sends for his masons. With the faithless duo still inside, the masons use stone and mortar to quietly seal the only door to the vault.