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The Land Beyond the Sunset

191215 minUnited States
DramaFantasy

Synopsis

A newsboy escapes his abusive home for a charity outing in the countryside. A story about a distant land captures his imagination, and the prospect of returning to the city makes that imaginary refuge dangerously attractive.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
12:46
Subtitles
No subtitle track in this language

No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

Languages and subtitles

No subtitle track in this language

Wikimedia Commons · Harold M. Shaw · Public domain

This copy runs shorter than the reference runtime. Editing and playback speed can differ between editions.

Cast

DirectorsHarold M. Shaw

Behind the scenes

Edison produced the drama with the Fresh Air Fund. Studio work in the Bronx was combined with park locations overlooking Long Island Sound, connecting social welfare with a child's view of escape.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 16, 2026.

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