The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra
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The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra is a 1928 experimental silent short film satirizing the dehumanizing nature of the Hollywood studio system through expressionistic visuals and innovative low-budget techniques.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Gregg Toland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
Hollywood studio system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
struggle of film extras ⓘ |
| director |
Robert Florey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Slavko Vorkapich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | silent era ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Jules Raucourt
NERFINISHED
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Robert Florey NERFINISHED ⓘ Slavko Vorkapich NERFINISHED ⓘ Voya George NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
drama
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experimental film ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
American experimental cinema
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Hollywood satire films ⓘ |
| isBlackAndWhite | true ⓘ |
| isSilent | true ⓘ |
| language | Silent ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Hollywood extra 9413 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early work of cinematographer Gregg Toland
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innovative use of miniatures and cardboard sets ⓘ satirical portrayal of Hollywood ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A hopeful actor in Hollywood is reduced to a number and dehumanized by the studio system, leading to his downfall and death. ⓘ |
| producer | Robert Florey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionLocation | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionMethod | low-budget techniques ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1928-06-10 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1928 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 13 ⓘ |
| setIn | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
avant-garde
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expressionism ⓘ |
| theme |
critique of Hollywood studio system
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dehumanization ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1920s Hollywood ⓘ |
| title | The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
abstract sets
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expressionistic lighting ⓘ superimpositions ⓘ |
| writer | Robert Florey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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