The Distant Relative (1912)

Directed by

Allan Dwan

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

9 min

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 3 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.

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How it feels

A woman moves in with her two young orphaned cousins claiming to be their guardian. She plots with an accomplice to steal the girls' ranch but the local cowboys step in to help the sisters fight back.

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What happens

The Distant Relative è un cortometraggio muto del 1912 diretto da Allan Dwan. Insieme a un complice, una donna si è installata in casa di due giovani sorelle rimaste orfane, sue lontane parenti che le sono state affidate come pupille. Lo scopo della donna è quello di impadronirsi del ranch delle ragazze che verranno aiutate a contrastare il suo piano dai cowboy del posto. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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