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The Old Monk's Tale (1913)

The Old Monk's Tale poster
Directed by
J. Searle Dawley
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Rated
NR
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent drama set in a monastery. It follows an old monk who recounts a story from his past.

melancholicquietnostalgicpensivesimpleunderstatedhistoricalatmospheric

What happens

The Old Monk's Tale is a 1913 American silent drama film directed by J. Searle Dawley, produced by The Edison Company and released by General Film Company. It features the first known film appearance of Harold Lloyd as an uncredited Yaqui Indian at a party. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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