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Voidsville Follies

Works from Dadasaheb Phalke (3)

Raja Harishchandra

Dadasaheb Phalke (director/writer)
Anna Salunke (lead)
Phalke Films (production)

Language: Silent, English and Indian (Hindi) titles, released in Apr 1913
Minutes: 11

Fragment of a poor print, so of no great entertainment value - but hey, any story where a king and his royal family get bumrushed to the boonies can't be all bad.

Featured elements:

: displaced persons; falsely accused

Lanka Dahan

Dadasaheb Phalke (director/writer)
Anna Salunke (lead)
Phalke Films (production)

Language: Silent, English and Indian (Hindi) titles, released in 1917, month unknown
Minutes: 5

Five minutes of a weeping heroine, a mustache-twirling villain, and a monkey-faced voyeur hanging from trees in his underpants: who could ask for anything more?

Featured elements:

: melodrama

Birth of Shree Krishna (Shree Krishna Janma)

Dadasaheb Phalke (director/writer)

Language: Silent, English and Indian (Marathi) titles, released in 1918, month unknown
Minutes: 12

Judging from this clip, initially Shree Krishna's song and dance act (which looks like Little Stevie Wonder's) didn't go over too well. Happily, instruction is provided on how to deal with irritating song and dance acts (Note: a spare cauldron of boiling oil is required).

Featured elements:

: comedy; kiddie act; religion; servitude; torture

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