Underplayed Gems

Two Naughty Boys Upsetting the Spoons (1898)

Two Naughty Boys Upsetting the Spoons poster
Directed by
James Williamson
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
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How it feels

This is a very short silent film from 1898. It is the first in a series where two young boys cause mischief by upsetting some spoons.

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What happens

Two Naughty Boys Upsetting the Spoons รจ un cortometraggio muto del 1898, diretto da James Williamson. Tra il 1898 e il 1902 il regista inglese James Williamson coinvolse i suoi figli maggiori, Alan Williamson (1886-1952) e Colin Williamson (1887-1976), come protagonisti di una serie di cortometraggi nei panni di due terribili ragazzini (Two Naughty Boys), secondo uno schema che tanta fortuna aveva avuto nel cinema fin dalle origini. Two Naughty Boys Upsetting the Spoons (1898) era il primo film della serie che comprendeva: Two Naughty Boys Teasing the Cobbler (1898); Two Naughty Boys Sprinkling the Spoons (1898); Teasing Grandpa (1901); e Those Troublesome Boys (1902). Quando Alan e Colin divennero troppo grandi per la parte furono sostituiti nello stesso ruolo dai loro fratelli minori, Tom Williamson (1891-1959) e Stuart Williamson (1893-1972) in Oh! What a Surprise! (1904); The Dear Boys Home for the Holidays (1904); e Two Naughty Boys (1909). I fratelli Williamson furono non solo i primi attori bambini del cinema britannico ma in assoluto i primi bambini ad avere un ruolo protagonistico in un serial cinematografico. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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