The Heart of a Clown (1909)

Directed by

Edwin Stanton Porter

Genre

silent film

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 clown must choose between his love for his wife and his duty to perform for an audience. The film shows the personal cost of putting on a happy face.

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What happens

The Heart of a Clown è un cortometraggio muto del 1909 diretto da Edwin S. Porter e interpretato da Florence Turner e da Charles Ogle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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