His Great Opportunity (1914)

Directed by

Warwick Buckland

Genre

silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A fired actor tries to kill his replacement by using a real bullet in a gun during a stage performance. The film follows the consequences of this dangerous act.

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What happens

His Great Opportunity è un cortometraggio muto del 1914 diretto da Warwick Buckland. Un attore licenziato cerca di uccidere il proprio sostituto mettendo una vera pallottola nella pistola usata in una scena. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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