In a Difficult Position

1907 Comedy 4 minutes Directed by André Heuzé

About In a Difficult Position

Max Linder splits his trousers while dressing. He patches them without taking them off and goes to a dinner. The tear opens. He spends the rest of the evening trying to keep the other guests from seeing it. André Heuzé directed the Pathé short.

Cast & crew

More about In a Difficult Position

Released in 1907. The listed length is 4 minutes. Linder is the billed player.

Themes

Preservation

A print survives.

Notes

  • The mend is done with the trousers still on.
  • The dinner, not the street, is where the tear gives way.
  • Heuzé has the direction.
  • No other player is billed.

Scenes

  • The patch fails at the table and Max keeps turning away from the guests.