Taking his Chance (1914)

Directed by

Raymond Longford

Genre

silent film

Country

Australia

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 1914 silent film is based on a poem by Henry Lawson. A man takes a chance that leads to a specific outcome. The film is now considered lost.

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What happens

Taking his Chance is a 1914 film from director Raymond Longford based on a poem by Henry Lawson. It was one of two short films Longford made from poems by Lawson, the other being Trooper Campbell. It is considered a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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• More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.