Deceived Slumming Party (1908)

Directed by

D. W. Griffith

Genre

silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

6 min

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Tourists in New York City are taken on guided tours. Each tour shows them staged events meant to shock them and take their money.

lightheartedmischievousplayfulbriskamusedironictheatrical

What happens

Deceived Slumming Party is a 1908 American comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith. Several scenes of tours being conducted in New York City. At the end of each scene it becomes obvious that the events of the tours have been set up to shock and defraud the tourists. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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