How Jones Lost His Roll (1905)
- Directed by
- Edwin Stanton Porter
- Genre
- comedy film, silent film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 7 min
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 3 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man falls into a series of comedic mishaps after losing his roll of money. The film uses animated title cards to show the action in a new way.
playfulslapstickbriskwhimsicalinventivelightheartedfast-pacedclever
What happens
How Jones Lost His Roll is a 1905 silent short comedy film directed by Edwin S. Porter. The movie was popular for its clever use of animated title cards — the first example of stop-motion animation in American film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
Trailer
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