The lost lot
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The lost lot |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1915 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Harry Piel |
| script | Harry Piel |
| production | Harry Piel |
| occupation | |
The Disappeared Lot is a German silent detective film from 1915 by Harry Piel .
action
As always in Piel films, the plot is only a means to an end, showing exciting actions and breakneck stunts. Right at the beginning you see a convict escaping from jail, pursued by a no less sporty detective. It goes over hill and dale until it comes to a duel on a crane at lofty heights. Finally, a dive deep into the water follows, and the detective sprains his leg - the end of the chase, at least for now. The detective finds friendly help in a ticket seller and then buys a ticket from him.
Of course, this lot promptly attracts a large amount of money, namely 100,000 marks. Of course, the escaped convict gets something of this and steals the valuable piece of paper from the detective. Now the chase between the two opponents goes into the next round and is once again picking up speed. Then a second detective appears on the scene, who is obviously not at all green with the robbed one; In any case, the two eye each other sharply and persist. To round off the case and give the story a feminine touch, the niece of the local police chief turns up, who plays a happy role in the recovery of the stolen lot.
Production notes
The missing lot passed the censorship test in October 1915 and was presumably premiered in the same month in the Tauentzien-Varieté. The strip had four acts and was the first production by Piel's own company Harry Piel & Co.
reception
“The disappeared lot” is the name of the extremely successful work by the new Harry Piel Co., which was also in a “class of its own” due to the well-thought-out plot and the brilliant play of the actors. (...) Direction and photography are, as expected in a film in which Harry Piel led the scepter, brilliant ... "