My Own United States (1918)
- Directed by
- John W. Noble
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- 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 man renounces his country and is sentenced to spend the rest of his life at sea without ever seeing land again. The story follows his lonely journey and eventual change of heart.
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What happens
My Own United States is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by John W. Noble and starring Arnold Daly, Charles E. Graham, and Duncan McRae. It is based on the 1863 short story "The Man Without a Country" by Edward Everett Hale. It was distributed by Metro Pictures. The original story, with its strong patriotic theme, was written during the American Civil War in order to increase public support for the Union cause; the film had a like function with regard to World War I, in which the United States was deeply involved at the time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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For Freedom (1918)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.