Hanging Out the Clothes is a black and white silent short comedy film shot in 1897 by British filmmaker George Albert Smith.[1] Filmed at St Ann's Well and Garden in Brighton, the short piece shows a couple messing around whilst hanging their clothes up.[1][2]
Synopsis
In the 1 minute 30 second long film it shows a couple played by Tom Green and Laura Bayley start having some fun behind the clothes that had been hung up pre shot until a woman presumably Tom Green's wife walks into frame and interrupts the couple in a comical way and starts disciplining the husband for messing around.[3]
Cast
- Laura Bayley as maid
- Tom Green as a mischievous husband[4]
References
- ^ a b Gray, Frank (1998). "Smith the Showman: The Early Years of George Albert Smith". Film History. 10 (1): 8–20. JSTOR 3815398.
- ^ https://www.justwatch.com/uk/movie/hanging-out-the-clothes
- ^ https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-hanging-out-the-clothes-or-master-mistress-and-maid-1897-online
- ^ https://screenwaffle.com/2020/08/18/improper-women-in-early-cinema/