"The Girl and Her Trust"

"The Girl and Her Trust" (short), 1912. A telegraph operator is alone at a train station when it is robbed.

Directed by D.W. Griffith. Written by George Hennessy. Starring Dorothy Bernard & Wilfred Lucas.

Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Story: 3/4 (Good)
Characters: 3/4 (Good). A female action hero in 1912. Neat.
Dialog: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Pacing: 3/4 (Good)
Cinematography: 3/4 (Good)
Special effects/design: 3/4 (Good)
Acting: 3/4 (Good). There's the occasional Theater Pose, but mostly it's very good.
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Subjective Rating: 6/10 (Okay, 2/4). Surprisingly entertaining. I wouldn't quite go so far as to call it exciting, but it does pretty well.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.6/4 (Good)