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How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the 'New York Herald' Personal Columns (1905)

How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the 'New York Herald' Personal Columns poster
Directed by
Edwin Stanton Porter
Genre
silent film
Country
United States
Runtime
8 min
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A French nobleman uses newspaper personal ads to find a wife. The film follows his attempts to meet women who respond to his ad, leading to comedic chases and misunderstandings.

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What happens

How a French Nobleman Got a Wife Through the 'New York Herald' Personal Columns est un film muet américain comique de poursuite réalisé par Edwin S. Porter, produit par Edison Studios et sorti en 1904. Ce film est un remake de Personal de Wallace McCutcheon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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