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  • A Dangerous Experiment (1914)
  • Short | 20 min | Short, Drama
A Dangerous Experiment (1914)
Short | 20 min | Short, Drama
An undersized student has a rival in the school athlete for the love of a girl. The student, interested in the occult, brings about a transition of souls; that is to say, he transfers his soul into the body of the athlete and forces the ...See moreAn undersized student has a rival in the school athlete for the love of a girl. The student, interested in the occult, brings about a transition of souls; that is to say, he transfers his soul into the body of the athlete and forces the athlete's soul into his own. After the completion of the experiment the student is unable to change back. When the athlete finds himself locked up in the puny body of the student his anguish is awful. His football companions, who formerly looked up to him as their peerless leader, now laugh in derision at his piteous attempts to tell them who he really is. The student, when self-endowed with the athlete's body, and finding it impossible to get back, smashes in blind rage the crystal which he used in making the exchange. The student previously believed that if he only had a fine physical frame he would have more chance in the loved one's affections. His father, returning from India, brings with him a wise old Hindu swami, who, finding that the boy is interested in the things that interest him, gives him some of his secrets. It is through this uncanny knowledge that the student, in a hypnotic séance, exchanges his body for that of the athlete's. The plot, however, does not work out as desired, for the girl transfers her affections to what appears to be the student. She does not know why this is, but the student, now in the athlete's body, realizes that after all it is not the outward appearance of the man that attracts her, but the real man himself. He therefore tries to get back, but finds it impossible. In the nick of time the swami reappears and repairs the damage wrought by the dangerous experiment. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less
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Jack Byrne (scenario) | Walter MacNamara (scenario)
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Jan 23, 1914 (United States)

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