You all remember Die Hard? That was the slightly implausible 1988 movie that starred Bruce Willis as a cop who battles crooks who have taken over an office building near where my mother lives. Well, what you may not know is that the film was a remake of a 1924 silent picture, The Ballad of John McClane.
Okay, you got the premise? Die Hard as a silent movie set in 1924. Good. Here's a nine minute version of that film…