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An Affair of Honour
(1904) England
B&W : 215 feet
Directed by James Williamson
Cast: (unknown)
Williamson Films production; distributed by The Charles Urban Trading Company, Limited. / Produced by James Williamson. / Released December 1904. / [?] 35mm spherical format? / Williamson production number 272.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [From a W. Butcher & Sons catalog of Williamson films] Two Frenchmen quarrel over a newspaper in a cafe and exchange Cards. They meet in the morning and several shots are exchanged, but they are uninjured. Not so the poor doctor and seconds: they are either dead or wounded. Then the combatants, fearing doubtless they may get injured, decide that honour is satisfied, and leave the field, good friends.
Survival status: The film is presumed lost.
Current rights holder: (unknown)
Keywords: Cafes - Calling cards - Duels: Dueling seconds - French - Medical: Doctors - Newspapers - Weapons: Guns
Listing updated: 28 May 2018.
References: Gifford-British n. 00971; Sopocy-Williamson p. 254.
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