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The Third String (1914)

The Third String poster
Directed by
George Loane Tucker
Genre
comedy film, silent film, sport film
Country
United Kingdom
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets caught up in a misunderstanding involving a sports match. The film follows his efforts to sort things out with humor and luck.

lightheartedwhimsicalplayfulbriskgentleold-fashionedamusing

What happens

The Third String is a 1914 British silent sports comedy film directed by George Loane Tucker and starring June Gail, Frank Stanmore and George Bellamy. The film is based on a short story of the same name by W.W. Jacobs, which was later turned into a 1932 film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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