The Unappreciated Joke (1903)

1903 · Silent film · dir. Edwin S. Porter

• Comedy

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Synopsis

Scene, interior of a street-car. A stout man enters and sits down alongside of a friend and proceeds to read a comic paper. He shows a joke in the paper to his friend, and the both laugh heartily. The friend leaves the car, and his absence is not noted by the stout man. An elderly matron takes the seat. Without looking up the stout man shoves the paper in front of the face of the old lady, thinking his friend is still there.

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Details

Director

Edwin S. Porter

Studio

Edison Manufacturing Company

Released

1903-08-08

Cast & crew

• EEdwin S. Porter Director

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