Admiral Cigarette (1897)
1897 · Silent film · dir. William Heise
- Documentary
Synopsis
A commercial. Four men sit in animated conversation in front of a billboard for Admiral Cigarettes. The billboard fills the entire background. Beside them is a large box, also marked Admiral. The men are a social cross section: one wears a feathered headdress, another a military outfit, a third striped pants like Uncle Sam, and the fourth (with pork-chop whiskers) is in a suit, vest, tie, and hat. Suddenly, the box pops open and a man emerges in Napoleonic admiralty garb: he hands out cigarettes, then tosses dozens of them on the ground as the men light up and unfurl a banner saying, "We all smoke." Smiling, everyone points to the billboard.
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Details
- Director
- William Heise
- Studio
- Edison Studios
- Released
- 1897-08-01
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- sponsored film
Cast & crew
William Heise Director
