The Hand Invisible

"Playing the role of a modern "Napoleon" in his sphere-with all the ambition and scrupulosity, but also the sad disappointment of his famous model."

1919 0h 50m EN

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BANGER

★8.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Steel magnate Rodney Graham divorces his wife, Alice, after she suffers an injury that renders her unable to give him an heir. He pursues debutante Katherine Dale, whose fiancé, Dick Allen, died on the eve of their wedding. With the help of Katherine's ambitious mother, Rodney persuades her to marry him. Katherine dies after giving birth to Rodney, Jr., and the elder Graham's stepbrother, Arthur Haynes, angrily predicts the magnate's sad demise. Rodney devotes himself to raising his son, who later falls in love with Arthur's' daughter, Ruth. Although he objects to the match, Rodney is persuaded by Alice to allow it. Upon discovering that his son was actually Dick Allen's child, Rodney plans to disinherit the boy, but is paralyzed by a stroke before he can change his will. He attends the wedding in a wheelchair and dies soon after.

“Playing the role of a modern "Napoleon" in his sphere-with all the ambition and scrupulosity, but also the sad disappointment of his famous model.”

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Cast

Montagu Love
Rodney Graham
Virginia Hammond
Alice Graham
William Sorrelle
Arthur Haynes
Marguerite Gale
Ruth Haynes
Martha Mansfield
Katherine Dale
Kate Lester
Mrs. Dale
George Le Guere
Dick Allen
Muriel Ostriche
Helen Haynes

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harry O. Hoyt
Writers: Clara Beranger, Wallace Clifton
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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107 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Montagu Love and Virginia Hammond and William Sorrelle carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Playing the role of a modern "Napoleon" in his sphere-with all the ambition and scrupulosity, but also the sad disappointment of his famous model.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0010204 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harry O. Hoyt directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 50-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2107 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Montagu Love and Virginia Hammond and William Sorrelle carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Playing the role of a modern "Napoleon" in his sphere-with all the ambition and scrupulosity, but also the sad disappointment of his famous model.".
6IMDB entry: tt0010204 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.