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When the Earth Trembled (1913)

When the Earth Trembled poster
Directed by
Barry O'Neil
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
43 min
Rating
4.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent film about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It follows people trying to survive the disaster.

old-fashionedquietdramaticsombersturdydatedserious

What happens

When the Earth Trembled (1913) is a silent American disaster film starring Ethel Clayton and Harry Myers. The film, a short feature, may be the first fiction film to depict the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Motion Picture Story Magazine (September 1913) published a story version of the screenplay by Henry Albert Phillips. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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