Harry is made the temporary stationmaster in a small town.Harry is made the temporary stationmaster in a small town.Harry is made the temporary stationmaster in a small town.
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Judith Barrett
- Nancy
- (as Nancy Dover)
Billy Engle
- Assistant
- (uncredited)
Edgar Kennedy
- Station Master Kennedy
- (uncredited)
Gus Leonard
- Uncle
- (uncredited)
Bob Minford
- Messenger
- (uncredited)
Iris Nicholson
- Dancing Girl
- (uncredited)
Bob O'Connor
- O'Conor, Violinist
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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Re: Surreal
Surreal.
This was made *80 years ago.* Yet it seems like longer -- or maybe outside of time altogether.
The whole piece is dreamlike and surreal.
Harry, in his white clown makeup, is, initially, shocking and not entirely okay. Nevertheless, he soon becomes sympathetic, though never believable.
Judith Barrett as the ingenue completely lacks any acting ability whatsoever, yet by sheer persistence, she, too, becomes sympathetic.
All through the 30-minute short, there's a detailed, realistic rainstorm going on outdoors, which is absolutely impossible to reconcile with the fluffy fantasy going on indoors.
The true highlight is Harry's anguished soliloquy over the loss of his girl, punctuated by his hungry bites at the sandwich in front of him.
I wouldn't have missed it for the world, but I'm going to have trouble explaining it to my friends.
This was made *80 years ago.* Yet it seems like longer -- or maybe outside of time altogether.
The whole piece is dreamlike and surreal.
Harry, in his white clown makeup, is, initially, shocking and not entirely okay. Nevertheless, he soon becomes sympathetic, though never believable.
Judith Barrett as the ingenue completely lacks any acting ability whatsoever, yet by sheer persistence, she, too, becomes sympathetic.
All through the 30-minute short, there's a detailed, realistic rainstorm going on outdoors, which is absolutely impossible to reconcile with the fluffy fantasy going on indoors.
The true highlight is Harry's anguished soliloquy over the loss of his girl, punctuated by his hungry bites at the sandwich in front of him.
I wouldn't have missed it for the world, but I'm going to have trouble explaining it to my friends.
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- VaneWimsey
- Jan 19, 2011
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- Runtime22 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.20 : 1
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