The Man from Kangaroo (1920)
- Directed by
- Wilfred Lucas
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Australia
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 5 voters
- 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 famous Australian athlete stars in a silent film where he plays a character who gets into various adventures. The movie is a straightforward action story from the early days of cinema.
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What happens
The Man from Kangaroo is a 1920 Australian silent film starring renowned Australian sportsman Snowy Baker. It was the first of several films he made with the husband and wife team of director Wilfred Lucas and writer Bess Meredyth, both of whom had been imported from Hollywood by E. J. Carroll. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Lure of the Bush (1918)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.