Of all the early film makers, my favorite is definitely Méliès, as he was extremely inventive and was responsible for the first real movie, FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON. Unlike the average "movies" of the day (that were often only one or two minutes long), his films had real plots, amazing sets for the time and actually are still pretty watchable (unlike many of the Lumiere and Edison shorts).
This movie is a cute little silent comedy about a glue salesman who is making a pitch on the street as a little kiosk. The crowd is very interested but two know-it-all cops chase everyone off--even though it is a WONDERFUL glue (I'd sure buy some). So, in revenge, the salesman later sees the cops sleeping next to each other holding hands (an interesting development--was he implying these were gay cops?). So, he glues them together and thinks he has the last laugh. That is, until them later glue him to a wall. This instantly bonding super-glue is a cute silly idea and makes the film very entertaining and funny.
If you want to see this film online, go to Google and type in "Méliès" and then click the video button for a long list of his films that are viewable without special software.
This movie is a cute little silent comedy about a glue salesman who is making a pitch on the street as a little kiosk. The crowd is very interested but two know-it-all cops chase everyone off--even though it is a WONDERFUL glue (I'd sure buy some). So, in revenge, the salesman later sees the cops sleeping next to each other holding hands (an interesting development--was he implying these were gay cops?). So, he glues them together and thinks he has the last laugh. That is, until them later glue him to a wall. This instantly bonding super-glue is a cute silly idea and makes the film very entertaining and funny.
If you want to see this film online, go to Google and type in "Méliès" and then click the video button for a long list of his films that are viewable without special software.