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The Twinkler (1916)

The Twinkler poster
Directed by
Edward Sloman
Genre
drama film, silent film, crime film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man becomes tangled up in a life of crime after serving time in prison. The story follows his struggles and choices as he tries to find a way forward.

seriousstraightforwardperiod-feelquietearnestcrime-focusedmelodramaticbittersweet

What happens

The Twinkler is a 1916 American silent crime drama film directed by Edward Sloman. The film stars William Russell and Charlotte Burton. The author, Henry Leverage, was incarcerated in Sing Sing for auto theft; that fact was used in the film's marketing. It is a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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