Underplayed Gems

The Ex-Convict's Plunge (1913)

The Ex-Convict's Plunge poster
Directed by
Hardee Kirkland
Genre
drama film
Country
United States
Runtime
7 min
Rated
NR
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An ex-convict faces the challenges of returning to society. The silent drama follows his struggle to reintegrate after prison.

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What happens

The Ex-Convict's Plunge is a 1913 American silent film drama produced by Hardee Kirkland. The film stars William Stowell, Harry J. Lonsdale and Adrienne Kroell. The film status is uncertain but a release flier survives which is now at the Margaret Herrick Library at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, it was part of the Charles G. Clarke collection. The short movie was released on April 10, 1913, the reel was around 600 feet (nearly 200 meters) long and was in the same reel with the documentary Scenes in Manila. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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