A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
January 30, 1914
Original Title:
De lefvande dödas klubb
Genres:
Drama
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 53
The suicidal gambler Tom Haget receives an invitation to the D.L.D.C. (The Living Dead Club), whose members apparently see it as their task to help each other to "end this empty earthly existence" according to a lottery system. At the same time, an acquaintance of Tom Haget, Lieutenant Dick Huntley, receives an assignment from his superiors to go to a distant destination with a large sum of money. However, Huntley is hit by a car, unconscious and without ID documents he ends up in a hospital, is reported missing, and it is widely suspected that he ran away with the money. Confused and desperate Huntley meets Haget and gets an invitation to the Living Dead Club.
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