Early 1910s silent movie comedy with Wallace Beery dressed as a woman in parlor flirting with man
[From Paramount Screen Souvenirs #7, 1932] [with added VO narration throughout, not part of original movie] [original title unknown] Title: "Twenty years ago an elephant trainer named Wallace Berry turned movie actor--here he is in the role that first made him famous" / [Note: exact year not known] actor Wallace Beery dressed as a woman asking a gentleman into her parlor, she closes and locks the door and puts the key down her dress. Beery's character (possibly "Sweedie") plays the piano as man dances. Man kisses Beery's character's hand. She kisses his cheek. She dances. He applauds. She plays piano more and sings. He plugs his ears with fingers. Man tries to sneak out door but it is locked so he tries to climb out window and falls. Wallace's character wails





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Editorial #:
1133611799
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
January 01, 1932
Upload date:
License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:01:39:13
Location:
United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr003673_01_02.mov
- Silent Film,
- 1930-1939,
- Actor,
- Adult,
- Archival,
- Arts Culture and Entertainment,
- Asking,
- Black And White,
- Closing,
- Clothing,
- Dancing,
- Escaping,
- Film - Moving Image,
- Flirting,
- HD Format,
- Humor,
- Key,
- Kissing,
- Living Room,
- Lock,
- Men,
- Movie,
- Moving Activity,
- Music,
- Newsreel,
- Paramount Pictures,
- Piano,
- Produced Segment,
- Real Time Video,
- Romance,
- Short Film Footage,
- Singing,
- USA,
- Video with Sound,
- Wallace Beery,
- Window,
- Women,