The Argyle Case (1917)
- Directed by
- Ralph Ince
- Genre
- silent film, mystery film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 10m
- 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 wealthy man disappears and a case of stolen bonds leads to a murder investigation. Suspicions fall on a family member as the police try to solve the crime.
stagedmelodramaticmysteriousstraightforwardperiodsilent-era
What happens
The Argyle Case is a 1917 American silent mystery film produced by and starring Robert Warwick and directed by Ralph Ince. It was distributed by Lewis J. Selznick through his Selznick Pictures Corporation. The play was refilmed in 1929 as an early talkie The Argyle Case with Thomas Meighan and Lila Lee. A copy survives in the archives of the British Film Institute. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Mysterious Mrs. Musslewhite (1917)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.