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  • When the Lightning Struck (1914)
  • Short | Short, Drama
When the Lightning Struck (1914)
Short | Short, Drama
Ted and Tom were roommates at college. They were both in love with Irene. Ted is soon forgotten and Tom is warmly welcomed into the heart of the fair coed. Ted, who had an ungovernable temper, was madly in love with her, and the thought of...See moreTed and Tom were roommates at college. They were both in love with Irene. Ted is soon forgotten and Tom is warmly welcomed into the heart of the fair coed. Ted, who had an ungovernable temper, was madly in love with her, and the thought of his giving her up nearly drove him into distraction. He tries to forget, but in vain. It happened one day that the professor was explaining to the class, "the making of a time bomb," to be used for blasting. Ted took particular interest in this lecture and determined upon a plan. A few days later Tom received a note from his sweetheart, stating that she would like to visit the laboratory and would meet him there at four o'clock the following afternoon. Ted had read the note before Tom got there. Jealousy took an upper hand and Ted placed a time bomb in the laboratory, connecting the wires with the clock, so that the bomb would explode at four o'clock and blow his roommate and the girl he loved to atoms. The next day it stormed. Tom tried to persuade Irene not to go, but she insisted. Ted arrived at the laboratory first, now completely insane, gloating over the terrible trick he was about to play. An odd freak of nature, in the way of lightning striking in the vicinity of the college, turned the hands of the clock ahead and a terrible disaster happened, killing Ted. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Updated May 29, 1914
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May 29, 1914 (United States)

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