In the early 20th century, researchers made a thrilling new claim: they could tell whether someone was lying by using a machine.
Popularly known as the “lie detector,” the device was extolled as an infallible crime-fighting tool. Instead, the lie detector became an apparatus of fear and intimidation. THE LIE DETECTOR is a tale of good intentions, twisted morals and unintended consequences.
00:00 Prologue
03:41 John Larson and College Hall
12:20 Marston and Frye
15:52 Marston and the Movies
21:00 Keeler in Chicago
26:40 The Interrogation
30:50 The Odd Couple
35:19 A New Kind Of War
39:35 The Wages of Deceit
42:19 Frankenstein’s Monster
49:01 Epilogue