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The Balancing Bluebottle
Also known as [The Acrobatic Fly]
(1908) England
B&W : Short film
Directed by F. Percy Smith

Cast: (unknown)

[?] The Charles Urban Trading Company, Limited? production; distributed by The Charles Urban Trading Company, Limited. / Produced by Charles Urban. Cinematography by F. Percy Smith. Film editor, F. Percy Smith. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was released in the USA on 16 February 1910; in a split-reel with The Blue Swan Inn (1910).

Comedy.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: (unknown) [United Kingdom]; Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 29 June 2025.

References: Montgomery-Comedy p. ? : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.