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The Old Maid Having Her Picture Taken (1901)
Directed by Edwin S. Porter
Comedy · 1m
An old maid is walking about the studio while the photographer is getting his camera ready. She first looks at a hanger, which immediately falls from the wall, not being able to stand her gaze. Then she looks at the clock, and her face causes it to fall to the floor with a crash. She then walks over to the mirror, which suddenly cracks in several places. The photographer then poses her. Just as he is to press the button the camera explodes with a great puff of smoke, completely destroying the camera and demolishing the studio. The picture finishes up with the old maid tipping back in her chair and losing her balance, displaying a large quantity of fancy lace goods. Cross-dressed Gilbert Saroni reprises the role of the old maid.
Cast
Crew
- Director
- Edwin S. Porter
Details
- Release date
- 1901-03-09
- Runtime
- 1m
- Genres
- Comedy
- Original language
- EN
- Spoken languages
- No Language
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Edison Manufacturing Company