There It Is (1928)

Director:

Harold L. Muller

Writers:

Release Date:

1 January 1928 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Comedy

Plot:

When a mysterious figure appears to cause a series of disruptions at the Frisbie Home in New York, word...

Plot Keywords:

Scotland Yard | Phantom | New York | Detective | Taxi

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Charles R. Bowers	...	Charley MacNeesha (as Charley Bowers)
Kathryn McGuire	...	The Nurse
Melbourne MacDowell	...	Frisbie Family Patriarch
Buster Brodie	...	The Fuzz-Faced Phantom
Blue Washington	...	The Butler (as Edgar Blue)

Runtime:

19 min (2004 National Film Preservation Foundation print)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Silent

Certification:

USA:Approved

Company:

Bowers Comedy Corporation

Trivia:

One of the 50 films in the 3-disk boxed DVD set called "More Treasures from American Film Archives, 1894-1931" (2004), compiled by the National Film Preservation Foundation from 5 American film archives. This film is preserved by the George Eastman House, has a running time of 19 minutes and an added music score.

A fascinating film!

In this rare silent, Bowers plays a Scottish detective who is assigned to capture a "fuzz-faced phantom" who "haunts" a house.

The special effects, especially the stop-motion segments, are truly revolutionary and creative (in one scene, an egg hatches into a full-grown chicken right before your eyes!). And, the "phantom" does some pretty weird things, via special effects.

Bowers was a film "genius" and, in my opinion, far surpasses George Melies, and others.

I have MOST of this film, but not the entire film. If anyone has it (or other Bowers films), I would LOVE to purchase copies of them.

Thank you! Norm