Jimmy Pulls The Trigger

1911 7 minutes Directed by Louis Feuillade

About Jimmy Pulls The Trigger

Bébé pesters his uncle for a rifle and gets one for his birthday. He tries it in the parlor and shatters the mirror and the chandelier. His father tells him he may shoot only outdoors, and glues paper targets to a bench. The maid sits down on the bench.

Cast & crew

More about Jimmy Pulls The Trigger

Louis Feuillade directed this entry in the Bébé series. The French title is Bébé tire à la cible. American release titles include Jimmy Pulls The Trigger and Jimmie Pulls the Trigger. Catalogues date the short to 1912 as well as 1911.

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Notes

  • René Dary plays Bébé, billed as Jimmie in the American title. Renée Carl and Paul Manson are also in the cast.
  • SensCritique times the short at 6 minutes. Another listing gives 8 minutes.
  • A copy on Wikimedia Commons is filed as Bébé tire à la cible (1912).

Scenes

  • Bébé's first shots indoors take out the parlor mirror and the chandelier.
  • The maid sits on the bench where the targets have been glued.

Also available

  • Wikimedia Commons (Bébé tire à la cible (1912).webm)