The Secret of One Hour (1925)

Original title

Das Geheimnis einer Stunde

Directed by

Max Obal

Genre

silent film

Country

Germany

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A detective named Stuart Webbs investigates a crime that must be solved within one hour. The film follows his attempts to uncover the truth before time runs out.

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What happens

The Secret of One Hour (German: Das Geheimnis einer Stunde) is a 1926 German silent crime film directed by Max Obal and starring Ernst Reicher, Helena Makowska and Hilde Horst. It is part of the series of films portraying the detective character Stuart Webbs. It was shot at the Emelka Studios in Munich. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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