Underplayed Gems

The Beating He Needed (1912)

The Beating He Needed poster
Directed by
Mack Sennett
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
8 min
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A short film from 1912 involving a character who gets into a series of physical mishaps. It features comedic situations typical of early slapstick cinema.

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What happens

The Beating He Needed รจ un cortometraggio muto del 1912 diretto da Mack SennettIn Silent Era il nome del regista risulta sconosciuto. con Ford Sterling. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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