Comedy · United States of America · 1909 · 10m

The Curtain Pole

The Curtain Pole poster
Director
D.W. Griffith
Cast
Mack Sennett as Monsieur Dupont Harry Solter as Mr. Edwards Florence Lawrence as Mrs. Edwards Linda Arvidson as Party planner / Woman on street Jeanie Macpherson as Party planner / Nurse with buggy Arthur V. Johnson as Man in bar / Vegetable vendor / Party guest
Crew
Billy Bitzer — Director of Photography D.W. Griffith — Writer Mack Sennett — Writer Billy Bitzer — Story
Synopsis

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.

Trailer The Curtain Pole — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
chasedrunkhorse carriageangry mob
Key Collaborators
D.W. Griffith Director Billy Bitzer Director of Photography D.W. Griffith Writer Mack Sennett Writer Billy Bitzer Story
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