The Flying Torpedo · 1916
The Flying Torpedo (1916) is a War / Drama / Science Fiction film directed by Christy Cabanne, starring John Emerson, Bessie Love, Spottiswoode Aitken.
WarDramaScience Fiction
Overview
In the future (1921), an alliance of several foreign countries plot to attack the US. American officials, coming to the realisation that the country is basically defenceless, offer $1,000,000 to anyone who can come up with a weapon to defeat the invaders. Winthrop Clavering, a writer and inventor, hears of the reward and tells his friend Bartholomew Thompson, a scientist and inventor who has been working on developing flying torpedo. However, enemy agents have also heard about Thompson's project, and set out to kill him and steal his plans. This film is now considered lost.
Cast
John Emerson, Bessie Love, Spottiswoode Aitken, W.E. Lawrence, Fred J. Butler, Raymond Wells, Lucille Young, Erich von Stroheim
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What is "The Flying Torpedo" about?
In the future (1921), an alliance of several foreign countries plot to attack the US. American officials, coming to the realisation that the country is basically defenceless, offer $1,000,000 to anyone who can come up with a weapon to defeat the invaders. Winthrop Clavering, a writer and inventor, hears of the reward and tells his friend Bartholomew Thompson, a scientist and inventor who has been working on developing flying torpedo. However, enemy agents have also heard about Thompson's project, and set out to kill him and steal his plans. This film is now considered lost.
When was "The Flying Torpedo" released?
The Flying Torpedo was released in 1916.
Who stars in "The Flying Torpedo"?
The cast includes John Emerson, Bessie Love, Spottiswoode Aitken, W.E. Lawrence.
