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Cursed Money
Snuders, an avaricious boat-owner, insures his boat The Joanna against accident very much above its value, and then conspires with Verhoff, a notorious drunkard and unprincipled scoundrel, to lose it at sea. The latter agrees to carry out the plan for a consideration of 300 florins, and the bargain is concluded. To lend colour to the affair, Snuders also engages young Tijen as crew, and, despite the entreaties of his sweetheart, Trunski, the latter signs on. Out at sea Tijen discovers a paper which warns him of the villainy which is on foot. But Verhoff acts quickly, and, whilst the young sailor is sleeping in the cabin, the drunkard locks him in, fires the boat, and himself makes good his escape.
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Information regarding the plot of this short film is not readily available. As a silent film from 1911, detailed synopses are rare for many productions of this era. It is presumed to be a dramatic narrative based on its genre classification.
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Silent short films from the early 1910s were often produced quickly and in large numbers by numerous studios, making it difficult to track and preserve detailed information about many of them, including 'Cursed Money'.
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