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The Sleep Walker
Doris Dumond is called home from a convent school by her mother, who has purchased some diamonds and has sold them although she has paid only one installment of the price. Hammond, the dealer's agent, threatens to have her arrested unless she pays the debt within 24 hours. Doris, who is a somnambulist, enters Hammond's room at night while asleep, and purposely misconstruing her visit, he keeps her there.
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Plot Summary
As a silent short film, specific plot details are scarce in public records. Typically, silent comedies of this era revolved around simple, often slapstick, comedic scenarios designed for visual humor.
Critical Reception
As a silent short film from 1922, "The Sleep Walker" predates modern critical review aggregation. Its reception is largely undocumented in contemporary or retrospective critical analyses, making a comprehensive summary impossible.
What Reviewers Say
Information regarding specific critical consensus for this film is not publicly available.
As a silent short, its artistic merit and audience reception are difficult to ascertain without dedicated historical research.
The film's status as a lesser-known silent short makes detailed commentary on its reception challenging to find.
Google audience: Due to its age and status as a silent short, there is no substantial body of Google user reviews or commentary available for "The Sleep Walker".
Fun Fact
Many short silent films from the early 1920s are now lost or exist only in fragments, making even basic information about them difficult to uncover.
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