1908 clip from silent film "The Directoire Gown" in which a woman in a slit skirt makes men lose control
[From Paramount Screen Souvenirs #4-, 1935] [with added VO humorous narration throughout, not part of original movie] Title card: "The Directoire Gown - A 1908 comedy, showing that only a fire engine could stop traffic quicker than a girl in a split skirt." / 1908 clip from silent film "The Directoire Gown" in which a woman walking down the street in a slit skirt gains a crowd of admiring men who follow her; she eventually has to borrow a fire hose to cool them down





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Editorial #:
1132129156
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
January 01, 1935
Upload date:
License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:00:49:17
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:
sr003627_01_03.mov
- 1930-1939,
- Admiration,
- Adult,
- Archival,
- Army Soldier,
- Arts Culture and Entertainment,
- Black And White,
- Borrowing,
- Crowd of People,
- Emergency Equipment,
- Fashion,
- Film - Moving Image,
- Fire Hose,
- Firefighter,
- Following - Moving Activity,
- HD Format,
- Hose,
- Humor,
- Men,
- Movie,
- Newsreel,
- Paramount Pictures,
- Police Force,
- Produced Segment,
- Real Time Video,
- Short Film Footage,
- Silence,
- Silent Film,
- Skirt,
- Slit - Clothing,
- Street,
- Telescope,
- USA,
- Video with Sound,
- Walking,
- Women,