The Curtain Pole
1909 · 13 min
D.W. GriffithCast
Mack Sennett Harry Solter Florence Lawrence Linda Arvidson Charles Avery Clara T. Bracy
Plot
An upper class drawing room. A gentleman breaks the curtain pole and goes in search of a replacement, but he stops into a pub first.
Sinekatalog’s take
A gentleman breaks a curtain pole and heads out for a replacement, but a stop at the pub derails everything, in a farcical Griffith comedy of escalating mess. The slapstick is brisk and the premise simple. A fun glimpse of early American screen humor.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 5.6 / 10 (417 votes)
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