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Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (1920)

Name: Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire
Genre: Horror
Released: 1920
Duration: 33 min

192033 minHorror✓ Verified rightsSilent · CC0 piano score

Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (1920) is a 33-minute horror short film that airs free on Starlite TV's Silent Pictures (CH 12) channel. It is a silent film, presented with a public-domain (CC0) piano score. It is in the U.S. public domain.

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Synopsis

Genuine (original German title: Genuine, die Tragödie eines seltsamen Hauses; literally: Genuine, the tragedy of a strange house) is a 1920 German silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene. It was also released as Genuine: A Tale of a Vampire.

Since completing a portrait of Genuine, a high priestess, Percy becomes irritable and withdrawn. He loses interest in painting and refuses to see his friends, preferring to spend his time alone with the portrait in his study. After turning down a wealthy patron's offer to buy the picture, Percy falls asleep while reading stories of Genuine's life. Genuine comes to life from the painting and escapes. Genuine is purchased at a slave market by an old eccentric named Lord Melo.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article Genuine (1920 film) (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0).

About Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (1920)

Quick facts

Year: 1920
Runtime: 33 minutes
Type: Short film · Horror
Credits (Internet Archive record): Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Ernst Gronau, Carl Mayer, Harald Paulsen, Robert Wiene, Fern Andra
Sound: Silent film with a CC0 piano score

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Silent Pictures - CH 12, Silent Film TV

Rights & source

Basis: Published before 1931 - U.S. copyright term expired
Evidence: First published 1920 (before 1931): US copyright term has expired.
Music: Silent copy with no audio track; CC0 piano bed is played.
Underlying rights: Robert Wiene silent (surviving version).
Source: Internet Archive

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