The Active Life of Dolly of the Dailies #5: The Chinese Fan (1914)
• January 31st, 1914 • 0h 14min
Comedy
Overview
An early Thomas Edison short. A young woman is kidnapped while attending a play in Chinatown. A reporter attends another play in Chinatown, is likewise kidnapped and rescues the young woman. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2011 in partnership with the National Film Preservation Foundation New Zealand Project.
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