The Billionaire (1914)

Directed by

Marshall Neilan

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

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 wealthy man gets involved in various comedic situations. The film is a silent short based on a Broadway musical.

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What happens

The Billionaire è un cortometraggio muto del 1914 diretto da James Kirkwood e interpretato da Marshall Neilan e da Gertrude Bambrick. La sceneggiatura di Frank E. Woods si basa su un successo di Broadway, la commedia musicale The Billionaire che aveva debuttato il 29 dicembre 1902 al Daly's Theatre e che era rimasta in cartellone per 112 rappresentazioni. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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