
Billy Barton a bank teller, shoulders the blame for a cash shortage for which Fred Kingston, a fellow employee, is responsible and is sentenced to prison. On his way there, the train is wrecked and he escapes.


In the annals of silent cinema, few films balance farcical absurdity with profound thematic depth as deftly as *Passing Through*. This 1927 production, helmed by Joseph F. Poland and penned by Agnes Christine Johnston, unfolds like a theatrical farce steeped in moral quandaries. At its core is Billy Barton (Otto Hof...

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" In the annals of silent cinema, few films balance farcical absurdity with profound thematic depth as deftly as *Passing Through*. This 1927 production, helmed by Joseph F. Poland and penned by Agnes Christine Johnston, unfolds like a theatrical farce steeped in moral quandaries. At its core is Billy Barton (Otto Hoffman), a bank teller whose life spirals into a Kafkaesque nightmare after he shoulders the blame for a cash shortage orchestrated by Fred Kingston (Fred Gamble). His subsequent imp..."
Joseph F. Poland, Agnes Christine Johnston
United States


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