Via Wireless
Marsh, a draughtsman in the gun factory of John Durant, is swindled by Edward Pinkney, Durant's general manager, out of the huge royalty to be paid should a gun of Marsh's invention prove a success. Pinkney loves Maisie, but is fa...
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"The Navy wants a new gun. While factory owner Harry Weaver is laid up at home with the gout, his manager, Brandon Hurst goes to draftsman Paul McAllister. McAllister has designed a gun according to the specifications. Hurst points out he's not due any money other than his salary. But if he allows Hurst to put a phony name on it, he'll pay McAllister $1,200 for each gun manufactured. McAllister, a scruffy-looking fellow, agrees. Hurst then goes to to Weaver and shows him the plans, saying the guy who came up with them wants $15,000 for each gun they produce. Weaver agrees, and then go..."
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(1908). Stage Play: Via Wireless. Melodrama. Written by Winchell Smith and Paul Armstrong. Liberty Theatre: 2 Nov 1908- Jan 1909 (88 performances). Cast: Edwin Arden (as "Lt. Sommers, U.S.N."), Arthur Ellsworth, Maude Granger, William B. Mack, Vera McCord (as "Frances Durant"), Francis D. McGinn, Robert McWade, Gorgie Drew Mendum, John Miltern (as "Edward Pinkney"), Frank Monroe, Louis Morrell, Edgar Robbins, William Stone, Walter Thomas, Richard E. Webster, Ethel Wright. Produced by Frederic Thompson. Note: Filmed by Astra Film [distributed by The Pathe Exchange] as Via Wireless (1915).
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Marsh, a draughtsman in the gun factory of John Durant, is swindled by Edward Pinkney, Durant's general manager, out of the huge royalty to be paid should a gun of Marsh's invention prove a success. Pinkney loves Maisie, but is fa...