An Agitated Night

1912 7 minutes Directed by Max Linder

About An Agitated Night

On his wedding night with Stacia Napierkowska, Max is kept awake by a flea. The flea is never shown. He and the bride are in bed, and the bite will not let him settle. Max Linder plays Max. The French title is Une nuit agitée.

Cast & crew

More about An Agitated Night

Linder directed. He and Louis Feuillade wrote the story. Pathé produced and released it. Wikidata times it at 7 minutes. A Commons file is labeled 1911. The year on this record stays 1912.

Themes

  • A wedding night
  • A bite that will not stop
  • A flea kept off the screen
  • Max Linder
  • Stacia Napierkowska
  • flea
  • wedding night
  • Pathé

Preservation

A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.

Notes

  • Napierkowska is the bride, not a guest.
  • Feuillade shares the story credit.
  • The Commons date is a year earlier than the record.

Scenes

  • Max thrashes in the bridal bed while the insect stays invisible.

Also available

  • Wikimedia Commons (Une Nuit Agitée)