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Little Willie and the Minister
(1898) United States of America
B&W : 155 feet
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: (unknown)

American Mutoscope Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope Company. / Released August 1898. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / The film was also sold in a 28-foot length.

Comedy.

Synopsis: [From Mutoscope promotional materials] This is another one of little Willie’s jokes on the minister, in which the good dominie incurs the wrath of a scrubwoman and is beaten over the head with a mop.

Survival status: (unknown)

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Listing updated: 21 December 2024.

References: Website-AFI; Website-IMDb.