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The Forgotten Step (1938)

NR · 1938-05-20 · 10m · EN
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An American art collector, living in France in the 1870s, who loses his fortune in a stock market crash devises a scheme to get back his wealth through insurance fraud with the added consequence of potentially killing hundreds of people. His scheme is to place his art collection aboard a ship, insure the collection far beyond its value, and place a barrel of dynamite with a clock-piece timed to go off when the ship is at sea.

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John NesbittWriterLeslie FentonDirector

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John NesbittJohn NesbittNarratorMonty WoolleyMonty WoolleyThe Art Collector

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ArtDynamiteKillingArt collectorInsurance fraudBarrelStock market crash

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityArt · Dynamite · KillingDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference337026Actor preference335229 · 267775

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What is The Forgotten Step about?

An American art collector, living in France in the 1870s, who loses his fortune in a stock market crash devises a scheme to get back his wealth through insurance fraud with the added consequence of potentially killing hundreds of people. His scheme is to place his art collection aboard a ship, insure the collection far beyond its value, and place a barrel of dynamite with a clock-piece timed to go off when the ship is at sea.

How long is The Forgotten Step?

The Forgotten Step has a runtime of 10 minutes.