The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-In (1914)
- Original title
- The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-in
- Directed by
- George Ade
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 10 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This short silent film follows a busy young businessman who keeps getting interrupted by people who drop in. It shows how these visits affect his work and day.
lightheartedplayfulwhimsicalbriskobservationalold-fashionedsimple
What happens
The Fable of the Busy Business Boy and the Droppers-In is a 1914 short film directed by George Ade and starring Wallace Beery, produced by the Essanay Film Manufacturing Company. The director, Ade, a popular writer, at the time of the production was working actively with the Essanay company. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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