Old Man Drinking a Glass of Beer
1897 film by George Albert Smith
- September 1897 (1897-09)
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Old Man Drinking a Glass of Beer (AKA: Comic Faces) is a 1897 British short silent comedy film, directed by George Albert Smith, featuring a man drinking a glass of beer whose face and hands become increasingly lively as a result. The 35-second, single-shot film shows comedian Tom Green, according to Bryony Dixon of BFIfilms, "performing what is known as a 'facial', that is a piece direct to camera showing changing facial expressions. The ability to get close up to the star was a great advantage that film had over the stage and early filmmakers were keen to exploit it."[1][2]
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- Comic Faces at IMDb
- Movie on YouTube
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Films directed by George Albert Smith
- The Haunted Castle (1897)
- Old Man Drinking a Glass of Beer (1897)
- The X-Rays (1897)
- The Miller and the Sweep (1898)
- Photographing a Ghost (1898)
- Santa Claus (1898)
- The Kiss in the Tunnel (1899)
- As Seen Through a Telescope (1900)
- Grandma's Reading Glass (1900)
- Grandma Threading her Needle (1900)
- Spiders on a Web (1900)
- The Old Maid's Valentine (1900)
- The House That Jack Built (1900)
- Let Me Dream Again (1900)
- The Inexhaustible Cab (1901)
- The Death of Poor Joe (1901)
- Mary Jane's Mishap (1903)
- The Sick Kitten (1903)
- Tartans of Scottish Clans (1906)
- Woman Draped in Patterned Handkerchiefs (1908)
- A Visit to the Seaside (1908)
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