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Poster for Running a Cinema (1921)

Running a Cinema (1921)

1921 · Animation · 7 min · dir. Dudley Buxton

  • Comedy
  • Animation

Synopsis

This animated insight into silent cinema-going is more fanciful than factual, and relishes in poking fun at the films of its time. Ever wondered what it was like to run a cinema in the 1920s? Well it was probably nothing like how it is shown in this film, but who cares when it is such great fun? Dudley Buxton was a comic illustrator and postcard artist who started making cartoon propaganda films in WW1. His "Memoirs of Miffy" series was an attempt to continue his success into the 1920s, but…

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Details

Director
Dudley Buxton
Studio
Gaumont-British Picture Corporation, BFI
Released
1921-01-01
Running time
7 minutes

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