Flicker Flashbacks No. 2, Series 5 (1947)

Clips from very early and primitive silent melodramas are edited and narrated for laughs.

Director:

Richard Fleischer

Writer:

Richard Fleischer

Stars:

Knox Manning, Agnes Ayres, Theda Bara

Cast

Cast overview:
Knox Manning	...	Narrator

Storyline

Excerpts from a film identified as 'A Mile-a-Minute; or, A Brave Girl Does Her Duty', which is apparently Episode 50 of 'The Hazards of Helen' (1915), and also 'Weighed in the Balance' (1911) are held up for ridicule by an inanely unfunny commentator for the entertainment of enlightened 1947 audiences

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Plot Keywords:

reference to henri de toulouse lautrec | melodrama | serial | flutist | minstrel | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Short

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Did You Know?

Trivia

There are clips from many early films shown that are not in the IMDb. Among the titles named are "Confidence or the Beautiful Romance of a Nurse," "The Banker's Daughter or The Brave Girl Saves the Day," "A Woman's Revenge Almost Wrecked by a Whim," "Falsely Accused or Justice Triumphs," "Message of the Viola: Music Hath Charms," "Winning Back His Love or a Wife's Strategy," "A Brave Girl Saves the Day," "Weighed in the Balance: A Striking Story of True Love," "Two Paths and Symbolic Struggle," "Broken Ways: A Drama of the Golden West."

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Connections

Followed by Flicker Flashbacks No. 6, Series 5 (1948)

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Soundtracks

Auld Lang Syne
(uncredited)
Traditional Scottish folk song
Lyrics from a poem by Robert Burns (1788)
Instrumental version integrated into soundtrack

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Details

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 December 1947 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

10 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1