Sweedie Learns to Swim (1914)
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Rating
- 5.0 of 10 from 2 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
A comedic silent short where a character named Sweedie tries to learn how to swim. The film shows her humorous struggles in the water.
slapsticklightheartedplayfulcomedicbriskclassicnostalgic
What happens
Sweedie Learns to Swim is a 1914 silent short 1-reel comedy film starring Wallace Beery and Ben Turpin and produced and distributed by the Essanay Company. This short survives in the Library of Congress collection, UCLA Film and Television and others. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Sweedie Collects for Charity (1914)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.