The Stolen Invention (1910)
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
An inventor refuses to sell his creation for a low price. A businessman drugs the inventor to make him insane and steals the invention. The inventor's daughter and her lawyer boyfriend work together to expose the crime and get justice.
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What happens
The Stolen Invention is a 1910 American silent short drama produced by the Thanhouser Company. The film focuses on John Deering, an inventor, whose invention interests Mr. Cobleigh. Deering rejects the small sum Cobleigh offers for the invention, so Cobleigh decides to drug Deering. The effect of the drug makes him temporarily insane and Deering is sent to the asylum. Cobleigh then forges Deering's signature and secures the invention. Deering's daughter breaks her father out of the asylum and nurses him back to health. The girl's sweetheart, Tom, is a lawyer who takes Cobleigh to court and reveals the forgery through a stereopticon; Cobleigh is arrested. The film was released on September 16, 1910, and received neutral to negative reviews. The film is presumed lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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