Life Saving Up-to-date (1905)
- Original title
- Le Système du docteur Souflamort
- Directed by
- Georges Méliès
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- France
- Rating
- 10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A janitor falls into a well during a dispute among traveling musicians. Attempts to rescue him fail comically until firemen arrive and use a strange medical treatment to revive him.
slapstickcomedicfarcelivelyplayfulabsurdfast-paced
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