An American in the Making (1913)

Directed by

Carl Gregory

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

15 min

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

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 short silent film from 1913. It follows a boy who tries to become more American. The boy was played by a real child actor alongside his own parents.

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What happens

An American in the Making è un cortometraggio muto del 1913 diretto da Carl Gregory. Dovrebbe essere l'esordio come regista per Gregory che aveva iniziato la carriera come direttore della fotografia. La famiglia protagonista della storia era una famiglia anche nella vita reale: Harry Benham e sua moglie Ethyle Cooke erano due degli attori più conosciuti della Thanhouser e il piccolo Leland era il loro vero figlio. Nato nel 1905, aveva iniziato a recitare fin da piccolo, diventando un attore bambino che, in cinque anni di carriera, avrebbe poi girato oltre cinquanta pellicole. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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