The Electric Hotel (1908)
"El hotel eléctrico" (original title)

Director:

Segundo de Chomón

Stars:

Segundo de Chomón, Julienne Mathieu

Cast

Credited cast:
Segundo de Chomón	...	Bertrand
Julienne Mathieu	...	Laure

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

stop motion animation

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Genres:

Animation | Short

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Details

Country:

Spain France

Release Date:

19 December 1908 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Electric Hotel

Company Credits

Production Co:

Pathé Frères

Technical Specs

Runtime:

8 min

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Released in the US as a split reel along with Some Dangerous Members of Bostock's Menagerie.

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Connections

Remake of The Bewitched Inn (1897)

User Reviews

El Hotel electrico is a fascinating early use of stop motion photography

Just saw on YouTube what must have been one of the earliest uses of stop motion animation in history. In summation, as baggage is checked in that baggage moves by itself to a room where it opens itself revealing lots of brushes that now move out. We next see a man and a woman sitting down before we see the man's boot get unbuckled by itself. With the boot off, a brush moves itself up and down on the front end. We next see the woman's coat come off by itself before her hair gets a thorough brushing-also by itself-before the hair ties itself into a bun. Then comes a scene of a man in front of a wall full of electrical switches. As he pulls one large switch down, we cut to a scene of various chairs and other furniture moving in chaotic ways as the short ends...Primitive but still fascinating look at trick photography in the early 20th century. Must have truly awed audiences back then. Definitely worth a look for silent film buffs.