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The Fugitive Futurist(1924)
Status: Released
Date: 1924-09-30
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Time: 0h 10m
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A habitual loser at the race-track is approached by a man who claims to be an inventor with a machine that can see into the future; but can it predict the winner of tomorrow's race? And just whom is the “inventor” trying to escape anyway?
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Movie: The Fugitive Futurist
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A habitual loser at the race-track is approached by a man who claims to be an inventor with a machine that can see into the future; but can it predict the winner of tomorrow's race? And just whom is the “inventor” trying to escape anyway?
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1924-09-30
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