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The Dread of Doom (1913)

The Dread of Doom poster
Original title
Lo scomparso
Directed by
Dante Testa
Genre
silent film
Country
Italy
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A doctor discovers he has tuberculosis and decides to disappear so his loved ones won't suffer. He wants to tell his fiancée the truth, but he fears his sister's engagement would be ruined if his illness became known.

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What happens

Lo scomparso è un film muto italiano del 1913 diretto e interpretato da Dante Testa. Il dottor Guido, alla vigilia di sposare la donna amata, scopre di avere la tubercolosi e decide di sparire per il bene di tutti. Vorrebbe alleviare il dolore raccontando all'amata la verità, ma sua sorella è fidanzata con il fratello della sua amata, che è un medico eletto. Costui, se venisse a sapere del virus, potrebbe lasciare sua sorella. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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