Playing the Game (1918)

Directed by

Victor Schertzinger

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

50 min

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 man gets involved in situations that test his character. The story follows his choices and their consequences.

restrainedunderstatedold-fashionedmildly humorouslightly dramaticgentleambiguous

What happens

Playing the Game is a 1918 American silent comedy drama film directed by Victor Schertzinger and written by Julien Josephson and R. Cecil Smith. The film stars Charles Ray, Doris May, Harry L. Rattenberry, Robert McKim, William Elmer, and Leota Lorraine. The film was released on May 5, 1918, by Paramount Pictures. It is not known whether the film currently survives, and it may be a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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