A Detective for a Day (1912)

Directed by

Frank Wilson

Genre

silent film

Country

United Kingdom

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 waiter mistakenly identifies a police officer as a wanted criminal, leading to comedic confusion.

lightheartedcomedicbriskplayfulconfusion-drivenunderstatedsilent-erafarce

What happens

A Detective for a Day è un cortometraggio muto del 1912 diretto da Frank Wilson. Per errore, un cameriere scambia un poliziotto per un malvivente ricercato. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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