The Incendiary Foreman

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Unused / unissued material -

Early drama film - The Incendiary Foreman.

A foreman and the company boss talk to two employees. The foreman tells one of them to look out - that he is in line to lose his job.

Intertitle reads: "The Foreman's Breakfast". The foreman gets his breakfast...

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Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Silent
Media URN:
60777
Sort Number:
UN 0001 J (A)
Time in/Out:
01:00:03:00 / 01:12:29:00
Canister:
UN 1 J (A)
Film ID:
1830.01
Issue Date:

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  • This is a French-made film, originally titled "Le Contremaitre Incendiaire". It was made in 1908.

    Purely for interest, attached is an original newspaper advert for the film from 2 May 1908 - it's listed right at the bottom of the first advert....

    http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/c
    gi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=AS190
    80502.2.249.8

    jamied 26th May 2012

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