The Man Behind 'The Times' (1917)

Directed by

Frank Wilson

Genre

silent film, crime film

Country

United Kingdom

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.

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How it feels

A crime story from 1917. A man faces trouble over newspaper stories. The film shows how investigation and secrets unfold.

silentold-fashionedstraightforwardmysteriousstagedarchaicdramaticslow-pacing

What happens

The Man Behind 'The Times' is a 1917 British silent crime film directed by Frank Wilson and starring Stewart Rome, Chrissie White and Lionelle Howard. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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