The Passenger in the Straitjacket (1922)

Directed by

Rudolf Walther-Fein

Genre

silent film

Country

Germany

Elsewhere

IMDb

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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 private detective takes on a case involving a passenger in a straitjacket. The story unfolds in 1920s Germany with silent film style.

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What happens

The Passenger in the Straitjacket (German: Der Passagier in der Zwangsjacke) is a 1922 German silent film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein. It was one of two German films released that year featuring the private detective character Nick Carter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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