The Fatal Sneeze

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Unused / unissued material -

Early comedy film - The Fatal Sneeze.

Boy pours sneezing powder on old man's handkerchief and other articles while the man sleeps. The old man gets up, dresses, blows his nose and starts sneezing. His sneezes wreck the bedroom and in the street (followed...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
60482
Sort Number:
UN 0001 B (G)
Time in/Out:
01:39:36:00 / 01:43:23:00
Canister:
UN 1 B (G)
Film ID:
1692.08
Issue Date:

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  • Putting a date to this clip, the film was made in 1907.

    jamied 26th May 2012
  • The two stars of the film are Thurston Harris and Gertie Potter.

    The film's proper title is "That Fatal Sneeze".

    The clip may well be incomplete, as sources indicate the film's original running time was 6 minutes.

    jamied 26th May 2012

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