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The Gay Shoe Clerk (1903)

The Gay Shoe Clerk poster
Directed by
Edwin Stanton Porter
Genre
comedy film, silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
1 min
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 54 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A shoe clerk tries to flirt with a female customer while she tries on shoes. The short silent film is a comedic sketch about a mildly improper encounter.

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What happens

The Gay Shoe Clerk is a 1903 silent short film directed by Edwin S. Porter. The film depicts a risqué comic encounter between a clerk and his female customer while she is trying on shoes. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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