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Voidsville Follies

Works from Chester Barnett (2)

A Night In Town

Phillips Smalley (director)
Pearl White (lead)
Chester Barnett (lead)
Crystal (production)

Language: Silent, English titles, released in Mar 1913
Minutes: 5

As in A Shy Youth (1910), the servants of Uncle Tom's Dick take advantage of Dick's downtime to have a little fun of their own. No laughs, but at least it's short. Only notable for the mention of the dance craze: “Turkey Trot”.

Featured elements:

: breaking class; comedy; comedy of manners; dance; dance-trot; farce; identity mix-up; servitude

How Men Propose

Lois Weber (director/writer)
Chester Barnett (lead)

Language: Silent, English titles, released in Jul 1913
Minutes: 6

Disappointing. No laughs, but at least it's short.

Featured elements:

: comedy; forsaken; servitude; unrequited love

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