Midshipman Easy (1915)

Directed by

Maurice Elvey

Genre

silent film, adventure film, historical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

40 min

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 young man joins the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars and gets into a series of adventures at sea. He faces pirates, meets new friends, and learns about duty and honor.

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What happens

Midshipman Easy is a 1915 British silent adventure film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon, Fred Groves and A. V. Bramble. It was based on the 1836 novel Mr Midshipman Easy by Frederick Marryat which was made into a sound film Midshipman Easy by Carol Reed in 1935. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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