Some children pester the concierge of a building by tying a dog to her bell pull, and similar pranks.
For sheer artistry and beauty, the best of the early Lumieres were their actualities. However, I am a great fan of silent comedy, and there's little doubt that so were the people who saw the shows: THE SPRINKLER SPRINKLED was a hit for the first show, and here's another comedy.
Like most movie comedies of this era -- and you can find stuff frm 1915 which isn't much changed -- it's basically a practical joke, and that's it. Film editing had not really been invented at this point, and comedy always has at its basis someone else being annoyed, if not badly mauled.
For sheer artistry and beauty, the best of the early Lumieres were their actualities. However, I am a great fan of silent comedy, and there's little doubt that so were the people who saw the shows: THE SPRINKLER SPRINKLED was a hit for the first show, and here's another comedy.
Like most movie comedies of this era -- and you can find stuff frm 1915 which isn't much changed -- it's basically a practical joke, and that's it. Film editing had not really been invented at this point, and comedy always has at its basis someone else being annoyed, if not badly mauled.
