| (Fictionalized) Death by Electric Chair | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1825 |
| Catalog #: | 502446 | |
| Clip Number: | 502446-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | HFR-SFL-16-078 | |
| Timecode: | 01:45:06 - 01:46:29 | |
| Location: | United States | |
| Year Shot: | 1920 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/FICTION FILMS: Gangster/Crime LAW: Punishment, Death Penalty / Execution LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA | |
| Description: | Master 1825 - Tape 1 (Fictionalized) MS white male prisoner being escorted by prison guards along corridor; man acts terribly, alternating between pleading for his life & trying to be strong while clutching rosary; man sees something before him, presumably the electric chair, & freaks out. Rear view TLS prison guards leading man toward double doors which are opening to reveal, in silhouette, the dreaded electric chair; screws enter w/ prisoner, doors closing behind them. CU foot of man who is strapped to electric chair, rosary falling dramatically to his feet. CU man's hand trembling, clutching wood arm of electric chair; a seizure, a relaxation, & the rosary falls. MS silhouette of electric chair, both with & without metal headpiece. | |
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