Romances of Science: The Sky Splitter

Series

Series Name
Pathe Monthly

Issue

Issue No.
5
Date Released
15 Jun 1925
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Secrets of Life: A Drop of Water
  2. 2Romances of Science: The Sky Splitter
  3. 3The Trials of Judge Rummy

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 3
Section Title
Romances of Science
Summary
NoS Summary - An elderly professor harnesses atomic force, but when he applies it to a motor he finds he cannot control it. Further experiments prove successful, and he departs on a voyage of exploration in an airship of his own creation. Again he loses control, and crashes on an inhabited planet.
Keywords
Science and technology; Nuclear energy; Animation
Written sources
Kinematograph Weekly   28 May 1925, p60.
National Film Archive Catalogue
Story extras:
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