The Bargain (1914)
- Directed by
- Reginald Barker
- Genre
- Western film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- Rating
- 5.6 of 10 from 12 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.
How it feels
An outlaw on the run must make a deal to survive in the old west. This silent film features a charismatic lead character and focuses on the harsh reality of frontier life.
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What happens
The Bargain is a 1914 American silent Western film starring William S. Hart. It was the first feature film starring Hart, who would go on to become the most popular Western actor of the silent film era. In 2010, it was one of the 25 films added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant." The second Hart Western to be named to the National Film Registry (after Hell's Hinges in 1994), The Bargain was said to have been selected because of Hart's charisma, the film's authenticity and realistic portrayal of the Western genre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Good Bad-Man (1916)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.