The Toss of a Coin (1911)

Directed by

Thomas H. Ince

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

10 min

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

In 1911, a short silent film directed by Thomas H. Ince, starring Mary Pickford and Irvin Willat. The story involves a coin toss that decides the fate of the characters.

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What happens

The Toss of a Coin è un cortometraggio muto del 1911 diretto da Thomas H. Ince e interpretato da Mary Pickford e Irvin Willat. Prodotto dall'Independent Moving Pictures Co. of America (IMP), il film uscì nelle sale il 31 agosto 1911, distribuito dalla Motion Picture Distributing and Sales Company. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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