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The Curtain Pole

First aired on Feb 15, 1909

Runtime: 10 mins

50%

Genres: Comedy

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. He buys a very long pole, and causes havoc everywhere he passes, accumulating an ever-growing entourage chasing him, until he escapes them through a bit of movie magic, only to discover that the pole has already been replaced.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Mack Sennett | Monsieur Dupont
Harry Solter | Mr. Edwards
Florence Lawrence | Mrs. Edwards
Linda Arvidson | Party planner / Woman on street
Jeanie Macpherson | Party planner / Nurse with buggy
Arthur V. Johnson | Man in bar / Vegetable vendor / Party guest
Featured Crew
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D.W. Griffith | Director
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D.W. Griffith | Writer
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Mack Sennett | Writer
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Billy Bitzer | Story
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Billy Bitzer | Director of Photography