Mother of the Shadows (1914)

Directed by

George Osbourne

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

20 min

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

This is a silent short film from 1914 about a mother facing a difficult situation. The story follows her emotional struggle and the people around her.

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What happens

Mother of the Shadows is a 1914 American short silent drama film directed by George Osborne and featuring Tsuru Aoki, Sessue Hayakawa, John Keller, Joe Goodboy and J. Barney Sherry in important roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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