Attempted Suicide (1906)
- Original title
- Le Pendu
- Directed by
- Louis J. Gasnier
- Genre
- comedy film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 6 min
- Rating
- 7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man tries to hang himself but his plan goes wrong in a silly way. The short film follows the comedic mishaps that result from this failed attempt.
slapstickwhimsicallightheartedtheatricalupbeatplayfulold-fashioned
What happens
Le pendu is a French silent short film directed by Louis J. Gasnier and distributed in English-speaking countries under the titles The Man Who Hanged Himself and Attempted Suicide. The film was based on the eponymous song by Maurice Mac-Nab. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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