The Lover's Ruse
Brief Synopsis
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Biograph summary: This is an outdoor scene showing a young man and woman strolling through the fields. He presses his suit ardently, but is spurned, and as a last resort takes a bottle from his pocket labeled poison and drinks from it. He falls to the ground apparently in a fit. When the yo...
Cast & Crew
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Lewin Fitzhamon
Director
Film Details
Release Date
Nov
1904
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Hepworth Mfg. Co.
Distribution Company
American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.; Kleine Optical Co.
Country
United Kingdom
Synopsis
Biograph summary: This is an outdoor scene showing a young man and woman strolling through the fields. He presses his suit ardently, but is spurned, and as a last resort takes a bottle from his pocket labeled poison and drinks from it. He falls to the ground apparently in a fit. When the young lady sees this she relents and frantically embraces him. This is just what he had been waiting for and he brings the scene to an amusing close by showing her that the flask contained nothing stronger than wine, in which the two drink to their united health,.
Director
Lewin Fitzhamon
Director
Film Details
Release Date
Nov
1904
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
Hepworth Mfg. Co.
Distribution Company
American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.; Kleine Optical Co.
Country
United Kingdom
