UK, 1909
20m, 1350 feet
black and white
silent
A British science fiction film directed by Walter R. Booth.
Plot Summary
A young inventor goes off to war to prove his suitability to marry his sweetheart. Bombs rain down on the English countryside, dropped by enemy airships while armoured cars attempt to shoot them down. When the heroine's house is hit, our man dashes gallantly to the rescue and together they launch the guided aerial torpedo that he's invented, destroying the enemy ships and the young lovers finally marry.
Credits
Crew
Director: Walter R. Booth
The Charles Urban Trading Company
Producer: Charles Urban
Ideas: Rudyard Kipling, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells
Alternative Titles
Aerial Torpedo
Aerial Warfare
The Battle of the Clouds
Death in the Air
Fury in the Skies
The Love Life of the Inventor of a Torpedo
The Possibilities of War in the Air
Romance of the Inventor of the First Aerial Torpedo
Links
See also
Das Luft-Torpedo (1913)
La Torpille aerienne (1912)
References
Books
- Aurum Film Encyclopedia: Science Fiction by Phil Hardy (ed). p.33-34 – credits, review
- Horror and Science Fiction Films: A Checklist by Donald C. Willis p.20 – credits
- Jules Verne on Film by Thomas C. Renzi p.154 – credits
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.6 – credits
- Vintage Science Fiction Films, 1896-1949 by Michael Benson p.132 – credits
