The Old Man and Jim (1911)

Directed by

Ulysses Davis

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

An old man and a young boy share a friendship. The story is based on a poem by James Whitcomb Riley.

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What happens

The Old Man and Jim è un cortometraggio muto del 1911 diretto da Ulysses Davis. Fu il film d'esordio del regista che era nato nel New Jersey nel 1872. Il film, ispirato alla poesia omonima di James Whitcomb Riley, fu prodotto dalla Champion Film Company di Mark M. Dintenfass; una compagnia indipendente che il produttore aveva fondato nel 1909, stabilendone gli studi a Fort Lee, nel New Jersey. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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