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The Mysterious Cafe
(1901) United States of America
B&W : [?] 95 or 100? feet
Directed by [?] Edwin S. Porter?
Cast: (unknown)
[?] Edison Manufacturing Company? production; distributed by Edison Manufacturing Company. / Cinematography by [?] Edwin S. Porter? / © 16 December 1901 by Thomas A. Edison [H11495]. Released December 1901. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / [?] Same film as Mysterious Cafe (1900)?
Comedy.
Synopsis: [From Edison promotional materials] As the above title indicates, the scene does not take place in an ordinary restaurant, but one in which all natural rules of order and gravitation are reversed. The couple above mentioned have a most trying experience while endeavoring to partake of a square meal. They find themselves flying about the room from chairs to table, and vice versa, until they are both completely bewildered, ending in a general mix-up, which is sure to provoke much merriment.
Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: Restaurants - Trick films
Listing updated: 11 February 2011.
References: Website-AFI.
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