Captain Jenks' Dilemma (1912)
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 11 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- 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.
How it feels
A silent comedy short from 1912 about a captain who gets into a humorous predicament. The film follows the captain's trouble and how he tries to get out of it.
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What happens
Captain Jenks' Dilemma is a 1912 silent comedy short film produced by the Vitagraph Company of America and distributed through the General Film Company. It starred John Bunny and Julia Swayne Gordon. Also in the cast were Dolores and Helene Costello. The film survives in the Library of Congress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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