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The Old Man and Jim (1911)

The Old Man and Jim poster
Directed by
Ulysses Davis
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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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.

old-fashionedsentimentalquietsimplebittersweetrestrainednostalgic

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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