Stung (1931)

Directed by

William J. Cowen

Country

United States

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 defense attorney tries to fix a murder trial by manipulating a dim-witted juror into holding out for a lesser verdict. The ending delivers a surprise twist with the last spoken words.

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What happens

Stung is a 1931 two reel sound short film, directed by William Cowen. During a murder trial, a defense attorney "fixes" a witless juror to hold out for a manslaughter verdict. A critic for the Motion Picture Herald wrote: "A surprise in the last spoken words of this short feature is the entire 'punch'." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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