Tom Tight et Dum-Dum (1903)

Original title

Tom Tight et Dum Dum

Directed by

Georges Méliès

Genre

comedy film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

3 min

Rating

4.8 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two music hall performers compete for the spotlight in a series of escalating pranks. Their rivalry turns their act into a chaotic show of tricks and mishaps.

slapstickplayfulwhimsicalfast-pacedlightheartedcomicalsilent-era

What happens

Tom Tight et Dum Dum, known in English as Jack Jaggs and Dum Dum and as The Rival Music Hall Artistes, is a 1903 French short silent film by Georges Méliès. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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