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Father's Dress Suit (1911)

Father's Dress Suit poster
Directed by
Bannister Merwin
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short silent film from 1911 about a father who borrows a suit for a special occasion. The story involves his daughter and highlights the humor of family dynamics.

light-heartedwhimsicalgentleplayfulshortsimplenostalgic

What happens

Father's Dress Suit è un cortometraggio muto del 1911 diretto da Bannister Merwin che firma anche la sceneggiatura del film. Tra gli interpreti, nel ruolo della ragazzina, Gladys Hulette, una famosa attrice-bambina ormai adolescente (qui aveva quindici anni). Nel ruolo della madre, l'attrice Alice Washburn qui alla sua seconda apparizione sugli schermi. Attrice teatrale, Washburn debuttò nel cinema a cinquant'anni. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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