The Sheriff and the Man (1911)

Directed by

Harry Solter

Genre

western

Country

United States

Runtime

14 min

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A sheriff must decide whether to enforce the law or let an old friend who is a criminal escape. The short film shows his internal conflict between duty and friendship.

bittersweetrestrainedold-fashionedunderstatedmoralseriousslow

What happens

The Sheriff and the Man è un cortometraggio muto del 1911 diretto da Harry Solter e prodotto dalla Lubin. Uno sceriffo è messo davanti alla scelta di osservare la legge o quella di infrangerla, consentendo a un criminale, suo vecchio amico, di fuggire. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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