A Blackmailer's Trick (1921)

Directed by

Erich Schönfelder

Genre

silent film

Country

Germany

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 detective investigates a blackmail case. The story follows classic silent film mystery conventions.

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What happens

A Blackmailer's Trick (German: Ein Erpressertrick) is a 1921 German silent mystery film directed by Erich Schönfelder and starring Ferdinand von Alten, Willi Schaeffers and Loni Nest. It features the popular detective hero Joe Deebs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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