The Informer (1912)
- Directed by
- D. W. Griffith
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 18 min
- Rated
- NR
- 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
During the American Civil War, a man betrays a friend in the Union army to the Confederate side. The act sets off a chain of sorrow and consequences for everyone involved.
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What happens
The Informer, also known as The Informer: A Story of the Civil War, is a 1912 American short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and featuring Mary Pickford, Henry B. Walthall, Harry Carey, Lionel Barrymore, Dorothy Gish, and Lillian Gish. It was filmed in the Pike County town of Milford, Pennsylvania. Prints of the film survive at the film archive of the Library of Congress. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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A Southern Boy of '61 (1912)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.