The Flying Torpedo

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

March 12, 1916

Original language

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Fine Arts Film Company

Cast

Spottiswoode Aitken,Viola Barry,Ralph Lewis,John Emerson,Raymond Wells,Lucille Young,W.E. Lawrence,Fred J. Butler,Erich von Stroheim,Bessie Love

Director

Christy Cabanne,John B. O'Brien

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0006692