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Movie poster: The Moonshiner (1904)
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The Moonshiner

1904 · 13 min Drama Crime
5.0 / 10 · TMDB

A mountaineer loads a shipment of moonshine whiskey onto his horse-cart, then goes to make a delivery. After he leaves, a revenue agent comes to the mountaineer's house to stake it out, and he soon observes some whiskey being traded for corn. The agent at once goes to alert other revenue officers, who arm themselves with rifles and then begin an immediate search for the moonshiner's still.

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📋 Film Details

Year 1904
Country United States of America
Genre Drama, Crime
Director Wallace McCutcheon Sr.
Runtime 13 min.
Rating TMDB: 5.0/10 (3 votes)

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The film constructs its brief narrative through a clear parallel structure, contrasting the moonshiner's routine with the agents' methodical pursuit. It relies on essential, primal cinematic language of chase and capture, establishing a foundational crime drama dynamic.

What lingers after viewing is the efficiency of silent storytelling, where every gesture and movement propels the simple conflict forward without a single intertitle. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Wallace McCutcheon Sr.

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Watch in a quiet room to appreciate the early grammar of suspense.

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