The Power of Authority


1904

Brief Synopsis

Biograph summary: A painter is at work on a scaffold when a young officer strolls along with his best girl. A spot of paint falls on the officer's uniform and he at once orders a sentry to call the man down. The sentry prods the man with his bayonet, and the pot of paint is overturned, the ...

Cast & Crew

A. E. Weed

Camera

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1904
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
Distribution Company
American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.; Kleine Optical Co.
Country
United States

Synopsis

Biograph summary: A painter is at work on a scaffold when a young officer strolls along with his best girl. A spot of paint falls on the officer's uniform and he at once orders a sentry to call the man down. The sentry prods the man with his bayonet, and the pot of paint is overturned, the contents falling completely over the officer.

Film Details

Release Date
Jan 1904
Premiere Information
not available
Production Company
American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.
Distribution Company
American Mutoscope and Biograph Co.; Kleine Optical Co.
Country
United States

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