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1:04:05–1:04:46 Released 1927; registered 1926

Machine annotation by Qwen/Qwen3-VL-235B-A22B-Instruct, cut beats-0.2, prompt beats-0.2. Machine checks passed (partial). 3 quotes checked against the transcript; 4 names checked for a spoken or on-screen source; 1 of 2 visible events checked against a frame. Not human-reviewed. Observations and transcript may still be wrong.

Frame at 1:04:241:04:24Frame at 1:04:441:04:44

Play from 1:04:05 on the Internet Archive This passage on the film's page

Evidence and details

Starts here: pause in speech. Sequence 82 · shots 502–503. Observations cite a frame (frame:n) or a time (t:m:ss); frames are the sampled ones above.

Place
other (other, exterior) evidence: frame:1
People
  • man in dark uniform, holding hat, standing near table visible
  • man in light uniform with hat, gesturing with right hand visible
  • man in light uniform, standing upright, no hat visible
  • man in light uniform, partially visible, holding hat visible
Seen happening
  • A man in a light uniform gestures toward another man holding a hat. [frame:1]
  • The gesturing man continues his motion; others remain standing. [frame:2]
Also said
“me” 64:43
Seen
wooden building with window [frame:1], table and chairs [frame:1], military uniforms and hats [frame:1]
Interpretation
Model opinion, not evidence: mood: solemn or ritualistic, suggested by repeated 'Amen' and formal posture; themes: military formality, ritual, group interaction; style notes: static medium shot, natural daylight, period costume, no visible camera movement

A group of men in period military uniforms stand outside a wooden building; one man gestures while another holds a hat. The transcript includes two 'Amen' utterances and an incomplete phrase 'me'.

“Amen.” 64:12 · “Amen.” 64:38 automatic transcript, may be wrong

The record

Copyright term expired The copyright term began before 1931. Under US law every such term, renewed or not, ended before 2026-01-01. Evidence dossier. The finding concerns the US copyright record for the film; it is not clearance for any use, and this page's annotation is machine output.

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Frame from The General (1927) at 1:04:24 (passage 1:04:05–1:04:46); US record: Copyright term expired

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