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The Chattel (1916)

The Chattel poster
Directed by
Frederick A. Thomson
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A stage actor stars in a silent drama about a person treated as property. The film explores themes of ownership and personal worth in an early 20th century setting.

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What happens

The Chattel is a lost 1916 silent film drama directed by Frederick A. Thomson and starring stage actor E. H. Sothern. It was produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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