Why That Actor Was Late (1908)

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

5 min

Rating

5.1 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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How it feels

A silent comedy from 1908. An actor is late and the story shows the silly reasons why.

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What happens

Why That Actor Was Late is a 1908 French short silent comedy film produced by Georges Méliès, and probably directed by Méliès's assistant, an actor credited as Manuel. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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