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Jacob's Ladder

1944 , Didsbury (Greater Manchester)

Cat no. 2420

A dramatic story of dreams, desire and unrequited love.

Amateur filmmaker, cinema historian and railway engineer H.A.V. Bulleid experiments with the dramatic form in a mysterious tale of dreams, desire and unrequited love. In the middle of the night Valerie wakes up screaming 'Edward'. Rushing out of the room, she discovers a man who has fallen down the stairs, the body disappearing before her eyes. A bleary-eyed man - seemingly Edward - walks from his bedroom, whilst a dark figure watches ominously from the front gate. At another time and in another place, Valerie rambles through rugged hills with her friend Lawrence. As Valerie stops to fix her shoe, Lawrence notices a falling boulder, bravely protecting her but bring knocked unconscious. Dazed, Valerie discovers a small box containing an engagement ring, and after scanning the horizon, she leaves a note and begins to search for help. The foreboding landscape threatens to engulf Valerie until she stumbles to a small cabin. When Edward opens the door, she collapses with exhaustion. Once recovered, the pair introduce themselves, appearing not to known each other. But who is this mysterious man? Have they met before? And when they fall in love, how will Lawrence react?

Keywords

Love triangle; Murder; Mystery

Other Places

Romiley, Stockport; Peak District

Manifestations

Jacob's Ladder

  • Barcode
    INV364800
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:20:09
    Modification Date
    16/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    734021
  • Barcode
    INV330884
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:20:09
    Modification Date
    16/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    734019
  • Barcode
    INV370937
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:20:09
    Modification Date
    16/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    734012
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV365031
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:12:54
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    710665
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV425637
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:13:00
    Modification Date
    20/04/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    706650
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV160551
    Canonical Identifier
    2007/15
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    Digibeta tape
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:40:00
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    27/05/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    670941
    Sound
    sound
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV295975
    Canonical Identifier
    2007/15
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DVD disk
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:40:00
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Modification Date
    22/05/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    670849
    Sound
    sound
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV170559
    Canonical Identifier
    2007/15
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    tinted
    Colour Type
    colour+bw
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:20:00
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    26/03/2007
    Parts
    Reference
    584066
    Sound
    silent

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