The Lurking Peril
Donald Britt (George Larkin) has an "unusal sort of brain" and induced by financial hardship, sells off the right to dissect his brain, AFTER his death, to a diabolical, scheming old professor, Dr. Bates (William Bechtel). But since the professor is many years older than Britt (with the Unusal Brain),and figures to outlive him, the anxious and unable-to-wait possessor holding the rights-to-dissect Britt's Unusal Brain, decides to hasten Britt's demise. Britt endures fourteen chapters of lurking peril, impending doom and hairbreadth cliffhangers before, with the aid of his sweetheart Phyllis Charlton (Anna Luther), the old professor meets his own untimely demise.
- Rated
- Passed
- Runtime
- 5h
- Released
- 1919
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1919
Storyline
Donald Britt (George Larkin) has an "unusal sort of brain" and induced by financial hardship, sells off the right to dissect his brain, AFTER his death, to a diabolical, scheming old professor, Dr. Bates (William Bechtel). But since the professor is many years older than Britt (with the Unusal Brain),and figures to outlive him, the anxious and unable-to-wait possessor holding the rights-to-dissect Britt's Unusal Brain, decides to hasten Britt's demise. Britt endures fourteen chapters of lurking peril, impending doom and hairbreadth cliffhangers before, with the aid of his sweetheart Phyllis Charlton (Anna Luther), the old professor meets his own untimely demise.
Top credits
George Larkin — Donald Britt
Anna Luther — Phyllis Charlton
William Bechtel — Dr. Bates- Ruth Dwyer — Betty Bates
Did you know
• Episode titles: 1. The $25,000 Contract 2. At the Edge of the Cliff 3. The Aviator Victim 4. A Bolt from Heaven 5. The Man Trap in the Woods 6. A Duel of Wits 7. A Satanic Plot 8. Helpless in a Madhouse 9. The Hiding Place in the Slums 10. A Den in Chinatown 11. At a Maniac's Mercy 12. Six Inches of Steel 13. Trapped by Telegraph 14. The Dynamite Ship 15. The Last Plot of Bates
• Debut of actress Ruth Dwyer.
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Silent
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
Photos 1