Underplayed Gems

By the World Forgot (1918)

By the World Forgot poster
Directed by
David Smith
Genre
drama 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

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How it feels

A man is separated from his love and faces hardships in a harsh world. The story follows his struggle to find his way back to her.

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What happens

By the World Forgot is a lost 1918 American silent film directed by David Smith produced and distributed by the Vitagraph Company of America. It is based on the 1917 novel of the same name by Cyrus Townsend Brady. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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