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The General (1917)

The General poster
Directed by
Arthur Hotaling
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A silent short film from 1917. It tells a story using only visuals and title cards, as was common at the time. The plot involves a character and a train.

silentlightheartedold-fashionedshortsimpleplayfulrhythmicwhimsical

What happens

The General è un cortometraggio muto del 1917 diretto da Arthur D. Hotaling (Arthur Hotaling) e prodotto dalla Essanay di Chicago. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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