Harry Willis returns to Helen Hendon discouraged by his failure to make a fortune in 6 months as he promised. Accepting a job that will pay him $10,000 for following instructions for a day, Harry soon finds himself in a series of adventures that include an imbroglio at a costume ball, a doctor's attempts to transplant a gorilla's brains into his head, and a brawl in a temple with some Chinese who want a small idol belonging to him.
The year 1924 was a period of frantic evolution for the silver screen, a time when the grammar of cinema was being written in the sweat of stuntmen and the ink of pulp novelists. On Time stands as a dizzying monument to this era, a film that refuses to be tethered to a single genre, oscillating wildly between romantic ...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Henry Lehrman
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"The year 1924 was a period of frantic evolution for the silver screen, a time when the grammar of cinema was being written in the sweat of stuntmen and the ink of pulp novelists. On Time stands as a dizzying monument to this era, a film that refuses to be tethered to a single genre, oscillating wildly between romantic farce, gothic horror, and high-octane adventure. Starring the indomitable Richard Talmadge, the film serves as both a showcase for his preternatural athleticism and a biting commen..."
Charles Clary
Ralph Spence, Garrett Fort, Alfred A. Cohn
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