How the Magician Got the Best of the Installment Man


1900

Brief Synopsis

Biograph summary: An installment collector enters a flat, and demands payment for his furniture. The lady of the house is unable to pay, whereupon the installment man calls in his porters, and they move out all of the furniture. The woman is in great distress and tells her troubles to her h...

Cast & Crew

Arthur Marvin

Camera

Film Details

Release Date
Sep 1900
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
Distribution Company
American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
27 or 152ft

Synopsis

Biograph summary: An installment collector enters a flat, and demands payment for his furniture. The lady of the house is unable to pay, whereupon the installment man calls in his porters, and they move out all of the furniture. The woman is in great distress and tells her troubles to her husband, who happens to be a magician. He tells her not to mind. Taking out his wand from his pocket, he makes several passes, whereupon the rooms are not only refurbished, but in more elegant style than before.

Film Details

Release Date
Sep 1900
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
Distribution Company
American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
Country
United States

Technical Specs

Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Film Length
27 or 152ft

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