High Treason (1929)
7/10
Futuristic drama with a message of peace
4 November 2021
THE STORY & GENRE -- Munitions scumbags start war with agitprop and false flags, peaceniks block aerodrome & shoot hawk President. Not the most sophisticated film but provides plenty of food for thought. Futuristic sets (cities, travel, Chunnel) & technology (war, communications, household).

THE VERDICT -- Having seen both the silent and sound versions, I recommend you should watch the silent, by far the better experience. Maurice Elvey's frantic direction suffers too much from the weak technicals and dialogue delivery in the sound version.

FREE ONLINE, the Gaumont print at 75 minutes, which may be just a fast running of the 82-minute IMDB duration.
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