The Hordern Mystery (1920)

Directed by

Harry Southwell

Genre

silent film

Country

Australia

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 investigates a strange disappearance or event from long ago based on a book from the 1880s. The story unfolds in an early silent film style with simple sets and acting.

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What happens

The Hordern Mystery is a 1920 Australian film directed by Harry Southwell based on an 1889 novel by Edmund Finn (son of Edmund Finn). Unlike many Australian silent films, it still survives today. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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