Underplayed Gems

Too Many Engagements (1911)

Too Many Engagements poster
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
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The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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 man accidentally gets involved in too many promises at the same time. This silent short from 1911 shows him trying to handle the mix-ups.

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What happens

Too Many Engagements è un cortometraggio muto del 1911 prodotto dalla Essanay di Chicago. Il nome del regista non viene riportato nei credit del film che era interpretato da John Steppling. L'attore, di origine tedesca, è qui ai primi passi di una carriera che sarebbe durata fino al 1932 e nel corso della quale avrebbe preso parte ad oltre duecento e cinquanta pellicole. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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