The Curtain Pole (1909)

The Curtain Pole

1909

Comedy

Synopsis

An upper class drawing room. A gentleman breaks the curtain pole and goes in search of a replacement, but he stops into a pub first. He buys a very long pole, and causes havoc everywhere he passes, accumulating an ever-growing entourage chasing him, until he escapes them through a bit of movie magic, only to discover that the pole has already been replaced.

Credits

Director

D.W. Griffith

Cast

Arthur V. Johnson as Man in bar / Vegetable vendor / Party guest

Clara T. Bracy

Florence Lawrence as Mrs. Edwards

George Gebhardt as Man in top hat

Harry Solter as Mr. Edwards

Jeanie Macpherson as Party planner / Nurse with buggy

Linda Arvidson as Party planner / Woman on street

Mack Sennett as Monsieur Dupont