| Early Silent Japense Comedy | ||
|---|---|---|
| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1848 |
| Catalog #: | 509882 | |
| Clip Number: | 509882-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | HFR-SFL-35-234 | |
| Timecode: | 01:45:34 - 01:45:47 | |
| Location: | Japan | |
| Year Shot: | 1914 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS: Japanese ENTERTAINMENT/FICTION FILMS: Comedy LAW: Enforcement, Prisons LOCATIONS/ASIA: Japan | |
| Description: | Master 1848 - Tape 1 TLS Japanese man wearing prison robe and traditional straw sunshade hat while working on chain gang, breaking rocks with sledgehammer; prisoner grows tired, decides to rest by sitting on rock; male prison guard enters frame, picks up sledgehammer and hits the prisoner over the head; the inmate makes stunned face, falls backward while guard walks off-screen just as quickly as he had entered. | |
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