Chaise en bascule

1900 Comedy 1 minute

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About Chaise en bascule

The clowns Foottit and Chocolat hop, dance, and fight around a rocking chair.

Cast & crew

More about Chaise en bascule

Louis Lumière filmed the music-hall pair. Wikidata gives one minute. George Foottit is the white-face clown. Rafael Padilla performs as Chocolat. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.

Themes

  • two clowns and one chair
  • Foottit
  • Chocolat
  • rocking chair
  • Lumière

Preservation

A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.

Notes

  • The French title means a rocking chair.
  • The act is hopping, dancing, and a fight, all around the chair.
  • Foottit and Chocolat were a Paris music-hall team. Lumière filmed them as they worked.

Scenes

  • Foottit and Chocolat fight around the rocking chair.