High Treason (1928 film)


High Treason is a 1928 film based on a play by Noel Pemberton Billing. It was directed by Maurice Elvey, and stars James Carew, Raymond Massey, Humberstone Wright, Benita Hume and Jameson Thomas. The last known surviving complete print of this film that contains the original sound track is held in the collection of Alaska Moving Image Preservation Association (AMIPA).[1]

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Plot

The story is set in The Future — 1940, to be exact. The Federated Countries of Europe seem poised on the brink of another war, this one sparked by a border dispute between Canada and the United States. Dr. Seymour, head of the European Peace League, tries to avert the war, while Seymour's daughter Evelyn carries on a romance with Michael Deane, the militaristic head of the Air Force. In the end, Dr. Seymour is forced to resort to assassination to keep the peace (in other words, "support the anti-war movement or I'll kill you.")

Trivia

  • The film contains futuristic prognostications, including electric signboards in place of newspapers, private helicopters which can land on residential rooftops with impunity, two-way televisions in every home, and miniskirts on every woman.

References

  1. ^ (AMIPA)

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