Question: When was the first silent movie by Washington University undergraduate students produced?
Answer: C) The first such silent movie was made in 1916. Student drama club Thyrsus wrote, filmed and performed the film. “Maid of McMillan” runs about 15 minutes and is stored in University Archives.
Congrats to this week’s winner, Denisha Morgan, of the Division of Emergency Medicine, who will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!
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