The Maniac Cook
Overview
A household cook named Margie has a sudden mental breakdown and attacks her employers, the Holland family. After being briefly restrained, she escapes the house and later sneaks back in. Driven by a "fiendish idea," she takes the Holland's infant baby from its crib and hides the child in the kitchen oven before starting a fire beneath it. The parents unknowingly begin to use the oven, but the baby is rescued just in time when the parents discover the plot during a struggle with the cook, who is then arrested by police.
About The Maniac Cook (1909)
Released in 1909, The Maniac Cook is a drama and thriller film from American Mutoscope and Biograph Company (United States of America). It was directed by D.W. Griffith and written by D.W. Griffith. The cast is led by Marion Leonard, Harry Solter, George Gebhardt, Mack Sennett and Clara T. Bracy. With a runtime of 9m, the film averages 0.5/10 across 1 TMDB ratings.
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