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• 1 2019-01-30T01:32:09+00:00 1.x23 Four Sons 1 Four Sons (1928) plain 2019-01-30T01:32:09+00:00 This shot forms a thematic pair with the earlier shot of the postman (see 1.17), a relationship partly grounded in contrast: the sunny day versus the rainy night; the postman versus the policeman; the small German town versus the large American city; the warm welcomes exchanged between neighbors versus the casual glances passed among strangers. And yet there is a faint echo of the previous shot’s sense of community, with a uniformed figure playing his role by helping to bring a family together.