| HEY HO THIRTY YEARS AGO Comical piece of film about the maid Mary Jane who accidentally blows herself up after pouring paraffin onto the fire. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7250 |
| Catalog #: | 505951 | |
| Clip Number: | 505951-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 274 | |
| Timecode: | 01:35:25 - 01:37:32 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1905 (Estimated Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | DOMESTIC LIFE: Meals & Cooking ENTERTAINMENT: Comedy, Physical Comedy (Slapstick) LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England OCCUPATIONS: Domestic, Maid / Butler OCCUPATIONS: Women | |
| Description: | HEY HO THIRTY YEARS AGO Comical piece of film about the maid Mary Jane who accidentally blows herself up after pouring paraffin onto the fire. "We are taking you back thirty years to the days when films were films ... and this comicality was right in the Super Class ! (Described by Leonard Henry)." M/S of a rather scruffy looking maid walking into the kitchen, stretching and yawning. She realises that the fire is not lit and start to panic, she runs around in a panic laying the fire for the stove, then puts a match to it. Mary Jane then starts to polish her shoes with a brush which she also wipes on her nose leaving a big black mark. She realises her mistake and holds up a mirror and wipes her face with a cloth. M/S of Mary Jane grinning inanely into the mirror. She then attempts to light the stove again, but fails. Next we see Mary Jane pouring a bottle which reads 'PARAFFIN' on the side into the stove. She then lights it and with a puff of smoke disappears up the chimney. L/S of the pour maid rocketing through out of the chimney and high into the air. C/U of Mary's gravestone which reads: "Here lies Mary Jane Who Lighted The Fire With Paraffin." This is the famous film called 'Mary Jane's Mishap' with a humorous commentary from Leonard Henry. | |
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