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The Waif and the Wizard (1901)

1901 · Silent film · 2 min · dir. Walter R. Booth

  • Drama
  • Fantasy

Synopsis

The Waif and the Wizard features the same young man who appeared in Undressing Extraordinary (and who might be early filmmaker Walter Booth). It's another early example of a two-shot film along the lines of Paul's earlier film Come Along Do!. The young man plays a magician who, after completing his act, agrees to go home with the young boy from the audience who helped him perform his tricks. At the boy's home he finds a sick sister and a worried mother being threatened with eviction by her…

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Director
Walter R. Booth
Studio
Robert W. Paul
Released
1901-09-01
Running time
2 minutes

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