How He Missed His Train
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About How He Missed His Train
A man who has left himself too little time gets out of bed to dress for a train. The clothes will not stay what they are: trousers become a coat, a coat a waistcoat. He gives up and goes back to bed to think it over.
Cast & crew
More about How He Missed His Train
Georges Méliès directed and plays the man. IMDb gives the French title as Le Réveil d'un monsieur pressé and the Star Film number as 322. The AFI catalogue dates a U.S. release to April 1903, at 65 or 70 feet, and quotes the Méliès summary used above.
Themes
Background
A Star Film substitution gag about getting dressed. AFI dates the American release to April 1903.
Technique
The costume changes are stopped-camera substitutions.
Notes
- The American distributors named by AFI are Georges Méliès and the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company.
- AFI dates a U.S. release to April 1903.
Scenes
- Trousers turn into a coat while he is trying to dress, and he gets back into bed.
