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  • A Voice from the Dead (1908)
  • Short | Short, Drama
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A Voice from the Dead (1908)
Short | Short, Drama
Prelude: From the building of the Pyramids labor's battles have been waged. Our picture vividly portrays one of these battles. Tells a charming story of love, and illustrates anew the value of the phonograph. Captains of Industry: The ...See morePrelude: From the building of the Pyramids labor's battles have been waged. Our picture vividly portrays one of these battles. Tells a charming story of love, and illustrates anew the value of the phonograph. Captains of Industry: The general office of an iron foundry. An era of prosperity. A spirit of unrest among the workmen. A strike contemplated. A Palatial Mansion: The ironmaster at home. Superintendent arrives to tell of intended strike. Employer's daughter interested. Admires the superintendent. She promises to visit the foundry. At the Foundry: The visit. Superintendent "does the honors." Committee from the workmen received. The foreman's daughter, Nell (heroine) entrusted with the ironmaster's daughter. His daughter sides with the superintendent. The Disagreement: Partners in consultation. Junior opposes conciliation. Heated argument follows. Senior partner has a stroke. Junior believes dead. Plots against superintendent, his rival. A Work of Hate: Junior partner tells superintendent that the decision is against the men. Superintendent goes to inform men. Junior partner takes pair of dividers, places them at side of supposed dead man. The Phonographic Record: Senior partner revives. Cries unheard. Crawls to phonograph, dictates a message, his last words, then expires. The Strike: Superintendent tells men of company's decision. They quit work in a body. Junior partner upbraids superintendent. A desperate fight between rivals. Unconscious superintendent forced into a crucible. Left to his fate over a glowing pit. Nell to the Rescue! Cleaning superintendent's office, sees his terrible danger, breaks through a window, makes a desperate leap, closes the pit doors in the nick of time. Falsely Accused: Finding the body. Police in charge. Junior partner accuses superintendent. Dividers a mute witness. Superintendent arrested, held for trial. A Voice from the Dead! Superintendent battling for his life, evidence against him. Jury about to render a verdict of guilty. Nell rushes in with new evidence, record admitted, justice triumphs. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Director
Edwin S. Porter
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Edwin S. Porter
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Updated Oct 9, 1908
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Oct 9, 1908 (United States)

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