Harry comes to the city as a hick, and immediately runs into a silk hatted slicker who relieves him of his valuables. Soon Harry gets suspicious of everybody, and thinks that every accident is a plot to ruin him.
Tom Buckingham
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The Moment Barnyard Trust Turns to Asphalt Distrust There is a razor-thin instant—caught in an iris shot that closes like a bruised eye—when Harry’s country smile still clings to his face even as the city’s first confidence man floats away with the wad of bills. The edit is so abrupt you almost hear celluloid skin bei...
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Tom Buckingham
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" The Moment Barnyard Trust Turns to Asphalt Distrust There is a razor-thin instant—caught in an iris shot that closes like a bruised eye—when Harry’s country smile still clings to his face even as the city’s first confidence man floats away with the wad of bills. The edit is so abrupt you almost hear celluloid skin being flayed. From that splice onward, Fresh from the Farm stops being a fish-out-of-water lark and mutates into a silent-era X-ray of a mind unraveling. Aesthetic Contrasts Framed i..."
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