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For Love of Gold
UNITED STATES · 1908

For Love of Gold

D.W. Griffith
crime theft betrayal greed underworld
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Synopsis

It is often said there is honor among thieves, but not so, as we shall see in this story. Two denizens of the underworld are seen in their squalid furnished room planning a robbery. Their intended victim is known to hold at all times in his safe at home a large sum of money and a wealth of jewels. Gathering together the tools of their nefarious calling, they start off, arriving at the house shortl

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