The Fable of the Small Town Favorite Who Was Ruined by Too Much Competition (1916)
- 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.
How it feels
A small town favorite finds their comfortable life disrupted when too many rivals show up. This silent short comedy follows their struggle to stay on top.
lightheartedwhimsicalbittersweetsimplegentlecomedic
What happens
The Fable of the Small Town Favorite Who Was Ruined by Too Much Competition is a 1916 American short comedy silent film, the director unnamed and written by George Ade. It was released in cinemas on July 12, 1916, in the United States. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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