A death ray, a femme fatale, and NO TITLE. 1924 didn't care about your rules.
Alan Holt is a radio expert who has invented a death ray machine for the U.S. government. International spy Drakma wants to get his hands on the invention and he sends his henchmen to attack Holt in his laboratory.
Practical Effects
Death ray effects that aged like milk—and that's charming.
Acting
Tyrone Power Sr. invented smarmy spy villainy.
Direction
Irvin Willat's chase scenes still slap at 24fps.
Director
Irvin Willat
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film's working title was 'The Man Without a Name,' but producers scrapped it—leaving theaters to advertise it as literally 'The Story Without a Name.'
This is Tyrone Power Sr.'s final surviving complete film; his son became 1940s Hollywood royalty.
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