Millionaire shipbuilder Job Armstrong has built his company up from nothing, and believes that his own abilities are more than enough to make him even richer and more successful, despite being reminded of the biblical story of the man who shares his first name. It comes to pass that his son-in-law, Count Bazaine, is being paid by a foreign power to gain control of the shipyards, and stops at nothing, including murder, to do so.
A Clash of Titans in the Age of Empire The 1920s cinematic landscape was fertile ground for tales of industrial ambition, and Robert Norwood and Lem F. Kennedy’s script for The Power Within carves a singular niche within this genre. Robert Kenyon’s portrayal of Job Armstrong—a tycoon whose shipyards symbolize both...
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" A Clash of Titans in the Age of Empire The 1920s cinematic landscape was fertile ground for tales of industrial ambition, and Robert Norwood and Lem F. Kennedy’s script for The Power Within carves a singular niche within this genre. Robert Kenyon’s portrayal of Job Armstrong—a tycoon whose shipyards symbolize both progress and moral compromise—offers a layered exploration of power’s duality. Armstrong’s arc, from self-made magnate to broken man, is rendered with aching specificity, each ste..."
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