Underplayed Gems

The MiddleMan

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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 music hall performer stars in a silent drama about a person who serves as a go-between in other people's affairs. The film follows the consequences of this role.

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What happens

The MiddleMan is a lost 1915 silent film drama directed by George Loane Tucker and starring Albert Chevalier a popular music hall performer and Jane Gail. In the US the film was distributed by Metro Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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