The King of the Kongo (1929)

Directed by

Richard Thorpe

Genre

silent film, adventure film

Country

United States

Runtime

3h 09m

Rated

NR

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 2 voters

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

This is a silent film serial from 1929 about an adventure in the African jungle. A group of characters search for a hidden treasure. The story was one of the first serials to include some sound.

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What happens

The King of the Kongo (1929) is a Mascot film serial, and was the first serial to have sound, although only partial sound ("Part Talking") rather than the later (and now standard) "All-Talking" productions with complete sound. The first episode was a "three reeler" with the remaining nine episodes being "two reelers" (approximately 15 minutes per film reel). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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