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1:31–1:53 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; 2 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 1:321:32Frame at 1:401:40Frame at 1:461:46Frame at 1:521:52

Play from 1:31 on the Internet Archive This passage on the film's page

Evidence and details

Starts here: pause in speech. Sequence 2 · shots 10–18. 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
  • woman with dark hair in a light-colored, ruffled dress visible, audible
  • man with mustache, wearing a dark hat, dark coat, and bow tie visible
Seen happening
  • A subtitle appears: 'He didn't even get in line.' [frame:2]
  • The man is shown in a close-up. [frame:4]
Also said
“Amen.” 1:48
Seen
wooden fence [frame:1], hat [frame:4], bow tie [frame:4]
On screen
He didn't even get in line.
Interpretation
Model opinion, not evidence: mood: neutral to slightly solemn; themes: social observation, religious reference; style notes: Silent film aesthetic with intertitles; close-ups dominate; lighting is flat and even, typical of studio work of the era.

A woman and a man are shown in alternating close-ups outdoors; the woman speaks the word 'Amen' and a subtitle states 'He didn't even get in line.' The man is visible in a hat and bow tie. No names are spoken or visible.

“Amen.” 1:33 · “me” 1:33 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 1:32 (passage 1:31–1:53); US record: Copyright term expired

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