Abraham Lincoln's Clemency (1910)
- Directed by
- Theodore Wharton
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Rating
- 3.0 of 10 from 1 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
During the Civil War, a sleeping sentry is sentenced to execution. His mother begs President Lincoln for mercy, and Lincoln pardons the soldier.
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What happens
Abraham Lincoln's Clemency is a 1910 American silent short drama film directed by Theodore Wharton and produced by Pathé Films. The plot revolves around U.S. President Abraham Lincoln pardoning a hapless sentry who fell asleep while on duty during the height of the American Civil War. Due to the soldier's incompetence, he is due to face the firing squad. However, his mother pleads with the President to save her son, which, as the title suggests, he does. The film was a single reel in length. A print of Abraham Lincoln's Clemency exists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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