A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm
About A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm
An office worker who keeps arriving late is threatened with dismissal. He ties a cord to his foot and runs it to a friend's room so the friend can yank him awake. During the night a drunk trips on the cord. The clerk, woken at the wrong hour, dumps water on the drunk, who tries to get even.
Cast & crew
More about A Suburbanite's Ingenious Alarm
J. Searle Dawley and Edwin S. Porter directed the Edison comedy, and Porter is credited with the camera. It was shot in December 1907. Edison copyrighted it on January 4, 1908 (H104858–H104864), at 595 feet, and the AFI Catalog gives the release as January 18, 1908.
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Look
Edwin S. Porter photographed the bedroom and the street where the cord hangs out the window.
Preservation
A restored print runs 7 minutes.
Notes
- An Italian filmography lists the restored print at 7 minutes.
- Variety noted the short on May 16, 1908. Moving Picture World carried items on January 11 and January 18, 1908.
Scenes
- The clerk ties a cord from his ankle out to his friend's room.
- A drunk trips the cord and gets a jug of water for his trouble.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons
