Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy (1909)

Directed by

J. Stuart Blackton

Genre

fantasy film, silent film

Country

United States

Runtime

5 min

Rated

NR

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 48 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A smoker falls asleep and dreams of two tiny fairies who play with objects around him. They perform magic tricks and interact with his pipe and cigarettes.

whimsicaldreamlikeplayfulnostalgiccuriouslightheartedsilent-era

What happens

Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy is a 1909 American silent short trick film directed by J. Stuart Blackton. In the film, a smoker (Paul Panzer) falls asleep and is visited by two fairies (one of which is played by Gladys Hulette). Audiences marveled at the special effects featuring the fairies interacting with objects much larger than themselves. Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy was the first instance of tobacco product placement (for Sweet Corporal cigarettes and cigars) in the movies. In 2003, it was among the 25 films added to the Library of Congress National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant." (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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