A surreal silent short composed of symbolic imagery and allegorical tableaux centered on themes of death and mortality.
Directed by Orson Welles and William Vance
surreal
black and white
silent film
blackface
short film
IMDB
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Letterboxd
2.8 / 5
Cast
Orson Welles
Death
Virginia Nicolson
Keystone Cop
Crew
Orson Welles
Director
Orson Welles
Writer
Popular Reviews
7 reviews
Chad
9.0★ · 02/23/26
Wtf did I just watch and why did I kinda like it
Wtf did I just watch and why did I kinda like it
Braxton wise
8.0★ · 01/04/26
Maybe one of the scariest things I have ever seen and it’s from 1934 and it’s just some of the strangest shit packed into 8 minutes worth of film. Pretty awesome though
Maybe one of the scariest things I have ever seen and it’s from 1934 and it’s just some of the strangest shit packed into 8 minutes worth of film. Pretty awesome though
thomo
9.0★ · 11/26/24
a lot of people don't realize that Orson Welles invented the Harmony Korine movie.
a lot of people don't realize that Orson Welles invented the Harmony Korine movie.
