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Flash back/foward in film, tv, new media

Comparing the present to the past was a popular plot device in epics at the end of the silent film era. Cecil B. De Mille's first film of The Ten Commandments was one of many that used flash forwards and flashbacks from biblical stories to condemn the morals of contemporary (1920s) society.
The Ten Commandments (Paramount Pictures/De Mille, 1923)
Promotional brochure for Cecil B. De Mille's silent film
Billy Rose Theatre Collection
     
Anti-Galaxie Nebula (Some May Scoff) (Charles Ludlam)
Hand-painted poster for the Charles Ludlam Serial Puppet Theater performances, 1978
Charles Ludlam Collection, Billy Rose Theatre Collection
     






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