The Life and Death of 9413 : Film Theory Essay by Bradley Kane The Life and Death of 9413 is a 1928 short silent experimental film directed by Robert Florey and Slavko Vorkapich. The film lasts 13 minutes and follows the story of an aspiring movie star who moves to Hollywood to make his dream come true. It was photographed/shot by Gregg Toland, who was responsible for the cinemtaography on American masterpieces such as Citizen Kane (1941) and The Grapes of Wrath (1939). The film beginnings with various