Black Is White (1920)
- Directed by
- Charles Giblyn
- Genre
- drama film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 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 woman endures abuse from a man over a long period. She plans revenge but forgives him when she finally has the chance.
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What happens
Black Is White is a 1920 American silent drama film starring Dorothy Dalton and directed by Charles Giblyn. It was produced by Thomas H. Ince and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The movie is based on a novel, Black is White, by George Barr McCutcheon. The film's spelling differs from the spelling of the novel. The plot is one in which a woman stands almost any form of abuse from a man and finally forgives him at the moment she has opportunity for the revenge she has always sought, such stories being somewhat popular at the time. Prints of the film exist at the Library of Congress and UCLA Film and Television Archive. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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