Uncle Josh in a Spooky Hotel


1900

Brief Synopsis

Edison summary: After examining the bed and other things in the room, Josh takes a seat beside the landlord, who tells him that there is a rumor, that a ghost appears in that room every night at 12 o'clock. The ghost then appears mysteriously and hits Josh slap on the cheek. Thinking it was...

Cast & Crew

Edwin S. Porter

Camera

Film Details

Release Date
Mar 1900
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Edison Mfg. Co.
Distribution Company
Edison Mfg. Co.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
80ft

Synopsis

Edison summary: After examining the bed and other things in the room, Josh takes a seat beside the landlord, who tells him that there is a rumor, that a ghost appears in that room every night at 12 o'clock. The ghost then appears mysteriously and hits Josh slap on the cheek. Thinking it was the landlord who hit him Josh gets up and knocks the landlord off the chair. After a little row, Josh and the landlord again sit down and the ghost again appears and hits the landlord on the cheek. Each one accuses the other of striking him.

Film Details

Release Date
Mar 1900
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Edison Mfg. Co.
Distribution Company
Edison Mfg. Co.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
80ft

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Trivia

Notes

May be foreign production, possibly Méliès or Paul.