The Chalice of Courage (1915)
- Directed by
- Rollin S. Sturgeon
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 05m
- 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 woman in Colorado faces hard choices in a rugged setting. The story involves a difficult personal decision about ending a life.
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What happens
The Chalice of Courage is a 1915 silent film made by Vitagraph Studios. Based on the novel The Chalice of Courage: a Romance of Colorado by Cyrus Townsend Brady, it was produced and directed by Rollin S. Sturgeon. It is recognized as one of the first films to feature a Latina actress, Myrtle Gonzalez, in a leading role. It is considered the first film in the history of cinema to depict an assisted suicide. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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A Phyllis of the Sierras (1915)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.