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The Tired Tailor’s Dream
(1907) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 620 feet
Directed by Joseph A. Golden

Cast: (unknown)

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by F.A. Dobson and G.W. Bitzer. / © 27 August 1907 by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company [H98848]. Released 31 August 1907. / [?] Biograph 35mm spherical format? / Stop-action animation utilized for many of the automated tools.

Comedy.

Synopsis: A tailor dreams of a suit manufactured entirely by his tools themselves.

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (paper print collection) [35mm paper positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animation (Stop-motion) - Robberies - Signage - Weapons: Handguns

Listing updated: 18 February 2010.

References: Film viewing : Leyda-Before p. 129; Niver-First pp. 111, 112; Usai-Griffith-1 p. 13 : Website-AFI.

Home video: DVD.