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The Regeneration of Worthless Dan
A title that delivers the moral before the reel is threaded.
What
A 1912 lithographed poster for the one-reel melodrama, held by the Library of Congress.
Why
The redemption plot was the staple moral engine of the short film era, and titles like this one did the ethical work in advance - the audience knew the shape of the story from the poster and came for the execution. It is a fossil of how early cinema negotiated respectability.
Notice
The single-colour lithography, cheaper than the full chromo process and a fair indicator of the production's modest budget.
“Redemption, promised in the title card.”
Format
The full-resolution, color-managed file — restored honestly, yours to print and keep.
Size
$29.00
Provenance
- Film
- The Regeneration of Worthless Dan (1912)
- Country / studio
- United States
- Format
- Other
- Poster published
- U.S. poster, 1912
- Source
- Wikimedia Commons
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (poster published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year, never the film’s. Cleared by registry on 2026-07-18.
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