Above the Limit (1900)
- Directed by
- Frederick S. Armitage
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1 min
- Rating
- 4.3 of 10 from 6 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.
How it feels
A vaudeville actor plays a man who gets into trouble by gambling at a racetrack. It is a very early silent short film meant to warn against betting.
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What happens
Above the Limit (United States copyright 1902 as Chimmie Hicks at the Races) is a short film made in November 1900 by Frederick S. Armitage. It marks the film debut of vaudevillian actor Charley Grapewin, 39 years before his better-remembered role as Dorothy's Uncle Henry in MGM's The Wizard of Oz. Created by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company along with its sister film, Grapewin's Chimmie Hicks and the Rum Omelet, it was shot in September and October 1900 and released in November of that year for viewing in Mutoscope "Moving Picture Machines" (a format with better viewing quality than the Edison Kinetoscope) as a tale sharing the pitfalls of gambling. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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