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The Story Without a Name

  • 1924
  • 1h
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Agnes Ayres and Antonio Moreno in The Story Without a Name (1924)
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Drakma, an international spy, seeks the possession of the triangulator (a device emitting electronic death rays), which radio expert Alan Holt invented for the United States Government. Mary... Read allDrakma, an international spy, seeks the possession of the triangulator (a device emitting electronic death rays), which radio expert Alan Holt invented for the United States Government. Mary Walsworth manages to smash the machine before Drakma can get it; therefore, the villain c... Read allDrakma, an international spy, seeks the possession of the triangulator (a device emitting electronic death rays), which radio expert Alan Holt invented for the United States Government. Mary Walsworth manages to smash the machine before Drakma can get it; therefore, the villain captures Alan and Mary, puts Mary on a rum-runner, and leaves Alan on an island to build an... Read all

  • Director
    • Irvin Willat
  • Writers
    • Victor Irvin
    • Arthur Stringer
  • Stars
    • Agnes Ayres
    • Antonio Moreno
    • Tyrone Power Sr.
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    • Director
      • Irvin Willat
    • Writers
      • Victor Irvin
      • Arthur Stringer
    • Stars
      • Agnes Ayres
      • Antonio Moreno
      • Tyrone Power Sr.
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    • 1Critic review
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    Agnes Ayres
    Agnes Ayres
    • Mary Walsworth
    Antonio Moreno
    Antonio Moreno
    • Alan Holt
    Tyrone Power Sr.
    Tyrone Power Sr.
    • Drakma
    • (as Tyrone Power)
    Louis Wolheim
    Louis Wolheim
    • Kurder
    Dagmar Godowsky
    Dagmar Godowsky
    • Claire
    Jack Lionel Bohn
    • Don Powell
    Maurice Costello
    Maurice Costello
    • The Cripple
    Frank Currier
    Frank Currier
    • Adm. Walsworth
    Ivan Linow
    Ivan Linow
    • Lab assistant
    • Director
      • Irvin Willat
    • Writers
      • Victor Irvin
      • Arthur Stringer
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    2F Gwynplaine MacIntyre

    ...and without a plot, too.

    In 1924, Photoplay Magazine and Paramount cooked up a publicity stunt. A movie would be released with no name, based on a commissioned novel. Moviegoers were encouraged to think up a title and mail it to Photoplay, the winning entry receiving $5,000 (a huge sum in 1924). Presumably the cash prize would induce suckers to part with their nickels, and buy tickets for this movie. There aren't many other reasons to see it.

    Alan Holt (Valentino wanna-be Antonio Moreno) is a handsome young man, an idealist who has invented a death ray. (Sounds good to me.) He and his sweetheart Mary are kidnapped by Kurder the pirate, who wants to get his hands on that death ray, me hearties. The role of Kurder is ludicrously written, but Louis Wolheim gives a good performance nonetheless. In real life, Wolheim was a highly intelligent man (a former college professor), but his hulking frame and coarse features kept him typecast as brutes.

    This movie has lots of action sequences but very little plot. Worse luck, the action sequences are very badly staged. We see ships and aeroplanes that are obviously miniatures in a small tank of water. Maurice Costello plays a crippled pirate who lurches to centre stage, glances round furtively to make certain nobody is watching him, then opens his crutch to reveal a short-wave radio. Carrier pigeons come and go at inconvenient moments.

    This movie is a mess. The filmmakers seem to have been much more interested in the title gimmick than in creating a coherent narrative. I'll rate this movie 2 points out of 10: one point for Wolheim's game performance, and one point for Harold Rosson's splendid camera work (which should have been applied to a better movie).

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      This film is lost. According to the American Silent Feature Film Survival Database, there are no known holdings located in archives.

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    • Release date
      • October 27, 1924 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • None
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Without Warning
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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