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Who Said Chicken?
(1900) United States of America
B&W : Short film
Directed by (unknown)
Cast: (unknown)
American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Cinematography by Arthur Marvin. / Released [?] late July? 1900. / [?] Biograph 68mm spherical 1.36:1 format and/or Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format? / The production was shot on 18 July 1900.
Comedy.
Synopsis: [From Biograph promotional materials] A street scene. A chicken thief comes in on a run with a fowl in his hand. In order to escape the pursuing policeman, he jumps into a coal box which stands outside of an open window. The policeman enters sees the thief in the box, and sits down on the cover to hold him until he can get his breath. The chicken thief in the box promptly dashes up the cover throwing the policeman through the open window and making good of the opportunity to escape. The Irish woman in the house throws the policeman out, and beats him with a broom.
Survival status: Print exists.
Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].
Keywords: African-Americans
Listing updated: 13 December 2024.
References: Website-IMDb.
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