The Beggar's Deceit (1900)

Directed by

Cecil Hepworth

Genre

short film, comedy film, silent film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1 min

Rating

5.0 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A beggar pretends to be blind while sitting on a street. Passersby react to his deception.

lightheartedplayfulsimplestaticobservationalbriskstage-like

What happens

The Beggar's Deceit is a 1900 British short film directed by Cecil Hepworth. The film is a comedy sketch shot from a static camera position, with the composition divided into thirds: on the left the beggar, in the centre the pavement and pedestrians, and to the right the road and vehicle traffic. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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