A Certain Rich Man TITLE OF SOURCE: AUTHOR'S NAME - FIRST: LAST: DESCRIPTION: Visual Text "I believe I now possess the means of destroying human life on a wholesale scale. There is yet more to do before we may successfully assail inorganic matter. The waves penetrate but do not as yet destroy, so that while we should easily bring dissolution to human beings we cannot yet disintegrate the walls behind which they lurk. That, however, is a detail--"<br><br>"Just like that, eh?" No one smiled at Jerry Dane's comment. Bates leaned forward.<br><br>"Where do Colcord and I come in?"<br><br>Simec, who had resumed his seat, turned to him.<br><br>"Of course--I beg your pardon. I should have explained at the outset that the discovery has never had adequate practical test. COMMENTS: Visual Text A scientist is looking for a volunteer to test his weapon of mass destruction...which will necessitate the volunteer's death. An interesting premise for a short musical. CANDIDATE FOR ADAPTATION?: --- not set --- Not reviewed Promising Unlikely SOURCE MATERIAL: Fable Novella Play Plot summary Short Story -- Parent -- GENRE: Comedy Comic Horror Detective Drama Fable Fairy Tale Fantasy Folklore Folktale Ghost Story Melodrama Mystery Myth Operetta Other Romance Suspense Young Audiences -- Parent -- SETTING: Africa America England Europe Fantasy International New Zealand Pastoral Rural Rustic Science Fiction -- Parent -- LENGTH FOR ADAPTATION: 10 Minutes 15 Minutes 30 Minutes 45 Minutes 60 Minutes 90 Minutes Two Hours -- Parent -- URL FOR PDF DOCUMENT: ACertainRichMan.pdf
