Our New Errand Boy (1905)

Directed by

James Williamson

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

5 min

Rating

5.6 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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How it feels

A grocer hires a new errand boy who turns out to be mischievous and causes trouble. The boy's antics lead to a chase.

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What happens

Our New Errand Boy is a 1905 British short silent comedy film, directed by James Williamson, about a new errand boy, engaged by a grocer who soon regrets the appointment. This "relatively unambitious" chase comedy, according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, "is one of a number of Williamson films featuring a mischievous child, played by the director's son Tom". "Although essentially a series of sketches", this film, according to David Fisher, "demonstrates the extent to which Williamson had developed film technique For a start, the film has a title frame, which includes the logo of the Williamson Cinematograph Company", and, "the chase section anticipates the American comedies of the next decade". The film stars the director's son, Tom Williamson, one of the first professional child actors, featured in several films, generally directed by his father (who is also an interpreter of the film here). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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