Bout de Zan Steals an Elephant
About Bout de Zan Steals an Elephant
Out on the fortifications, Bout-de-Zan watches a strange procession go by. That night he slips into the showmen's camp for a look at the animal with the long nose, then makes off with the baby elephant. The two of them upset the town, including a fruit cart, and he uses the elephant to beg. A charitable woman takes them in.
Cast & crew
More about Bout de Zan Steals an Elephant
Louis Feuillade wrote and directed the short. Gaumont released it in France on May 2, 1913. The French title is Bout-de-Zan vole un éléphant. It belongs to the Bout-de-Zan series, 52 films issued from 1912 to 1916.
Themes
Preservation
Silent Era records that a print exists.
Notes
- René Poyen plays Bout-de-Zan. Jeanne Saint-Bonnet plays the maid, and Renée Carl plays the charitable lady. Juliette Malherbe is also credited.
- Exclusive Supply Corporation released it in the United States on August 12, 1913, as Tiny Tim and the Adventures of His Elephant, on a split reel with The Lakes of Salzburg.
- The Cinémathèque française lists the running time as 8 minutes.
Scenes
- At night Bout-de-Zan leads the baby elephant out of the showmen's camp.
- The elephant sits with him after the charitable woman takes them in.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-bout-de-zan-vole-un-lphant-aka-tiny-tim-and-the-adventures-of-his-elephant)
