The Flying Torpedo

The story

In the future (1921), an alliance of several foreign countries plot to attack the US. American officials, coming to the realisation that the country is basically defenceless, offer $1,000,000 to anyone who can come up with a weapon to defeat the invaders. Winthrop Clavering, a writer and inventor, hears of the reward and tells his friend Bartholomew Thompson, a scientist and inventor who has been working on developing flying torpedo. However, enemy agents have also heard about Thompson's project, and set out to kill him and steal his plans. This film is now considered lost.

Cast & crew

John EmersonWinthrop Clavering

Bessie LoveHulda

Spottiswoode AitkenBartholomew Thompson

W.E. LawrenceWilliam Haverman (as William E. Lawrence)

Fred J. Butler

Fred J. ButlerChief of International Crooks

Raymond Wells

Raymond WellsAccomplice

Lucille YoungAccomplice

Erich von StroheimAccomplice

Viola Barry

Viola BarryAdelaide E. Thompson

Ralph LewisHead of the Board