The million dollar mine
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The million dollar mine |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 1914 |
| length | 30 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Harry Piel |
| script | Harry Piel |
| production |
Jules Greenbaum for Vitascope GmbH, Berlin |
| camera | Alfons Hepke |
| occupation | |
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The Million Mine is a short, German silent crime film by Harry Piel from 1913 with Hedda Vernon in the leading role.
action
The smart detective Brown had once convicted the criminal Ellen Sandow and brought her to prison. Now he visits her in the infirmary there. When Ellen has served her sentence and left prison, she is first accepted with Brown's help at the luxury hotel "Esplanade", where she is taken in by a wealthy relative of Brown. Ellen threatens to get into the old waters when she meets a former gangster friend in the luxury accommodation.
This John Verdon intends to steal a valuable plan from a mining company and is hoping for Ellen's help. But she has learned from her mistakes in the past and informs Brown of Verdon's sinister plans. After further turbulent events, Brown manages to put an end to the villain.
Production notes
The million-dollar mine was built in August and September 1913 in the Vitascope studio in Berlin-Weißensee . After the censorship test in November 1913, the three-act film was banned from young people. The world premiere of The Millions Mine took place very late on May 23, 1914. On June 7, 1921, the film received a new censorship.
The film structures were designed by Hermann Warm .
The actors Hedda Vernon and Hubert Moest were married to each other at the time of filming.