The Forgotten Step

1938 0h 10m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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An American art collector, living in France in the 1870s, who loses his fortune in a stock market crash devises a scheme to get back his wealth through insurance fraud with the added consequence of potentially killing hundreds of people. His scheme is to place his art collection aboard a ship, insure the collection far beyond its value, and place a barrel of dynamite with a clock-piece timed to go off when the ship is at sea.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

John Nesbitt
Narrator
Monty Woolley
The Art Collector

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Leslie Fenton
Writers: John Nesbitt
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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88 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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John Nesbitt and Monty Woolley carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0214696 — 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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The take

Leslie Fenton directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 10-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
288 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4John Nesbitt and Monty Woolley carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0214696 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.