Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter (1904)
- Original title
- Un peu de feu s.v.p.
- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- fantasy film, comedy film, silent film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1 min
- Rating
- 4.9 of 10 from 11 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
In this silent short, a man struggles to light his cigar. Various magical and absurd solutions appear.
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What happens
Every Man His Own Cigar Lighter (French: Un peu de feu, S.V.P.) was a 1904 French short silent film by Georges Méliès. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Tit for Tat (1904)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.
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