Impossible Convicts
(1905) American
B&W : Short film
Directed by [?] G.W. Bitzer?

Cast: (unknown)

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.37:1 format.

Comedy.

Synopsis: Four prisoners march backwards down stairs, then mysteriously fly backwards into their cells. When a guard serves a meal, he is overpowered by an inmate who releases the other prisoners. They attempt to escape but are then caught, along with the guards, in a surreal struggle.

Survival Status: Prints exist in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive, 35mm preservation print].

Keywords: Prisons: Guards, Prisoners - Trick cinematography

Listing updated: 22 June 2006.

References: Film viewing.

Home Video: DVD.