The Recoil (1917)
- Directed by
- George Fitzmaurice
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 50 min
- Rated
- NR
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A silent drama tells the story of a man dealing with the consequences of a past mistake. The film follows his struggle to make things right in a changing world.
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What happens
The Recoil is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by George Fitzmaurice and starring William Courtenay. It was released through the Pathé Exchange company. It was filmed on the East Coast at Jersey City, New Jersey. An incomplete print survives in the Library of Congress collection. Reel 1 is missing. Prints and/or fragments were found in the Dawson Film Find in 1978. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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