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THE HEARTS OF AGE

Directed by Orson Welles, William Vance
United States, 1934
Short, Avant-Garde
  • 88 minutes

Synopsis

A colonial scene in the U.S. An old lady sits astride a bell while a man in blackface pulls the bell rope. A dandified gentleman appears at the top of a stairway and doffs his hat to the lady, who doesn’t respond. In a darkened interior the gentleman opens a piano lid and finds the lady lying dead.

Synopsis

A colonial scene in the U.S. An old lady sits astride a bell while a man in blackface pulls the bell rope. A dandified gentleman appears at the top of a stairway and doffs his hat to the lady, who doesn’t respond. In a darkened interior the gentleman opens a piano lid and finds the lady lying dead.