Underplayed Gems

Phoney Photos (1918)

Phoney Photos poster
Directed by
Edwin Frazee
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

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 man gets into trouble when he tries to pass off fake photographs as real. The story involves mistaken identities and a series of comic misunderstandings.

lightheartedplayfulchaoticslapstickbriskwhimsicalamusingold-fashioned

What happens

Phoney Photos is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Stan Laurel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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