The Zeppelin's Last Raid
Cast & Crew
Irvin V. Willat
Enid Markey
Alfred Hickman
Thomas H. Ince
C. Gardner Sullivan
Irvin V. Willat
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Synopsis
When an innocent young man, who is searching for his sister in wartime Germany, is executed publicly as a spy, the commander of a military zeppelin turns against the Kaiser and takes an oath of allegiance to the revolutionary party for which his fiancée is an active recruiter. Organized under the symbol of the cross and fueled by the enthusiasm and dedication of the Commander's fiancée, the new party grows steadily until its anti-autocratic sentiment has spread throughout the country. On a bombing mission, the zeppelin commander refuses to attack a British sea town and begs his crew to follow his lead and join his crusade for peace. They ignore his pleas and continue preparations for the raid, but rather than kill civilians, the Commander blows up the zeppelin in mid-air, destroying his crew and himself.
Director
Irvin V. Willat
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Notes
According to reviews, this film was shot at the same time as Civilization, another Ince film, ( listing) and was intended to be a companion piece to it. Advertisements emphasized the detailed recreation of the internal workings of military dirigibles in the film. The zeppelin effects were created through the use of miniatures and according to modern sources, Willat turned the submarine that was featured in Civilization into a dirigible for this film and used outtakes from Civilization.
