Number, Please (1931)
- Directed by
- George King
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- 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.
How it feels
A crime unfolds and a woman gets caught up in the investigation. The police try to find out who is responsible.
britishmodestbriskstraightforwardmysterioussuspensefulearnestdated
What happens
Number, Please is a 1931 British crime film directed by George King and starring Mabel Poulton, Warwick Ward and Richard Bird. It was written by Charles Bennett, Billie Bristow and H. Fowler Mear, and was a quota quickie made at the Nettlefold Studios in Walton-upon-Thames. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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