A Bowery Cafe


1897

Brief Synopsis

"This is a Bowery barroom. A tough girl comes in for a pail of beer. While the bartender is serving her, a loafer steals the free lunch and puts it in his hat. The girl goes out and the loafer orders a drink; but not having the money to pay for it, he gets instead the contents of a siphon bottle squirted in his face."

Cast & Crew

Arthur Marvin

Camera

Film Details

Release Date
Mar 1897
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
American Mutoscope Co.
Distribution Company
American Mutoscope Co.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.36 : 1
Film Length
25 or 141ft

Synopsis

Biograph summary: This is a Bowery barroom. A tough girl comes in for a pail of beer. While the bartender is serving her, a loafer steals the free lunch and puts it in his hat. The girl goes out and the loafer orders a drink; but not having the money to pay for it, he gets instead the contents of a siphon bottle squirted into his face.

Film Details

Release Date
Mar 1897
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
American Mutoscope Co.
Distribution Company
American Mutoscope Co.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Theatrical Aspect Ratio
1.36 : 1
Film Length
25 or 141ft

Quotes

Trivia

Notes

EMP cites October 9, 1900 as production date.