

The Pearl
1929-06-06 · 34 min · ★ 7.2
A silent, surreal short involving a man buying a pearl necklace. He meets a woman who also desires the necklace.
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- Directors
- Henri d'Ursel
- Production companies
- ARC
- Countries
- Belgium
- Status
- Released
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