Little Tich et ses “Big Boots”
(1900) France
B&W : Short film
Directed by Alice Guy (Alice Guy Blaché)
Cast: Little Tich (Harry Relph) [himself].
Produced by Clément-Maurice Gratioulet. / [?] 35mm spherical format? Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre sound-on-cylinder synchronized sound system. / Little Tich was a British vaudeville comedian. While other Phono-Cinéma-Théâtre films featured a prerecorded synchronized soundtrack on Lioretographe sound cylinders, this film was shot silent, without any spoken dialogue, and presented only with live sound effects.
Performance.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: (unknown)
Keywords: Dwarves
Listing updated: 3 October 2009.
References: Film viewing : Bardèche-History p. 27; Geduld-Birth p. 54; Menefee-Bernhardt p. 96 : with additional information provided by Catherine Marquis-Homeyer.
Home video: DVD.
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