Underplayed Gems

An Attempt to Smash a Bank (1909)

An Attempt to Smash a Bank poster
Directed by
Theo Frenkel
Genre
silent film
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
11 min
Rating
3.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A millionaire is rejected by a banker's daughter. He gets revenge by withdrawing all his money from the bank to ruin the institution and the girl.

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What happens

An Attempt to Smash a Bank รจ un cortometraggio muto del 1909 diretto da Theo Bouwmeester (Theo Frenkel). Respinto dalla figlia di un banchiere, un milionario si vendica ritirando tutto il suo denaro depositato in banca per provocare la rovina dell'istituto e quella della ragazza. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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