Ladies' Skirts Nailed to a Fence (1900)

Directed by

James Bamforth

Genre

silent film, burlesque

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1 min

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a very short silent comedy from the early days of film. A group of women walk past a fence and their long skirts get nailed to it, leading to a humorous struggle as the women try to free themselves.

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What happens

Robes de dames clouées à une palissade (Ladies' Skirts Nailed to a Fence) est un film britannique réalisé par James Bamforth en 1899, sorti en 1900. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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