A Great Coup (1919)
- Directed by
- George Dewhurst
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, crime film, sport film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- 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 racehorse owner faces a crisis when his jockey is sabotaged before a big race. He must find a way to compete anyway.
underdogtensedeterminedold-fashionedbrisksuspensefulgritty
What happens
A Great Coup is a 1919 British silent sports film directed by George Dewhurst and Walter West and starring Stewart Rome, Poppy Wyndham and Gregory Scott. It was based on a novel by Nat Gould. The film is about a racehorse owner who decides to race his best horse in a major race meeting after his jockey is nobbled by the opposition. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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What Price Loving Cup? (1923)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.