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The Virtue of Rags (1912)

The Virtue of Rags poster
Directed by
Theodore Wharton
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
10 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A grumpy landlord fires a rent collector for being too kind to a poor widow. Later the landlord dreams of being in need himself. This imagined experience makes him realize his mistakes and become more charitable.

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What happens

The Virtue of Rags è un cortometraggio muto del 1912 diretto da Theodore Wharton. Il padrone di casa, un uomo burbero e scontroso, licenzia l'incaricato che deve riscuotere gli affitti quando questi non ha il cuore di prendere i soldi a una povera vedova. Il vecchio avaro sogna poi di trovarsi anche lui in una situazione di bisogno. L'esperienza immaginata lo porta a rivedere la sua vita e a riconoscere i suoi errori, indirizzandolo verso un atteggiamento più caritatevole nei confronti del prossimo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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