L'obsession de l'équilibre (Titel Blatt)

L'obsession de l'équilibre

Weitere Titel: Der ungeschickte Equilibrist (D, Ö)/ Amateur acrobat (USA) - Länge: 165m - s/w - Interpret: Max Linder {eleganter junger Mann} - Produktion: Pathé Frères - Katalog-Nr.: 2046/März 08 - UA: 24. Januar 1908 (Paris/ Le Cirque d’Hiver) — Weitere Auff.: 5.4.08 (Graz/ Grazer Bioskop)

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Comedy subjects have the call in the Fourteenth Street place this week. There are three new comic films, all by the same manufacturer (Pathe Freres), of which this is easily the best. The opening scene shows a well dressed "souse" watching a vaudeville performance from a box, much after the manner of Billie Reeves in the Karno "Music Hall" act. The clubman is much interested in an equilibrist, who balances chairs and tables on his chin. After he is put out of the theatre he goes through a long list of adventures, in which he tries to perform similar feats on the street, in cafes and at home. The point of the reel is that a proper background of situation is established before the clubman is taken through his furniture smashing adventures and general rough house, which are thereby made legitimately funny. He is a splendid pantomimist, and the stage management of the whole subject is skilful. This is one of the best humorous subjects that has been shown in some time. Rush. (Variety, 4.4.1908)

Anmerkung: Der Film wurde unter dem Titel «The would-be-juggler» von Richard Abel als Linder-Film identifiziert (The cine goes to town). ― [Note: Under the title «The would-be-juggler» the film was identified by Richard Abel as Linder-film (The cine goes to town).]