Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride
About Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride
Weary Willie comes into a railroad depot, finds a sleeping farmer, and steals a ticket from his coat. On the train a bride and groom are together in a coach. The groom leaves. Willie sits beside the bride. She screams when he touches her. The groom comes back with the conductor and a porter. They throw Willie off. He walks down the tracks and curses the train.
Cast & crew
More about Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride
Edwin S. Porter directed. Thomas Edison produced it, and Edison Manufacturing distributed it. It was copyrighted as Nervy Nat Kisses the Bride and sold as Weary Willie. Another 1904 Porter short is Weary Willie Kidnaps a Child. Wikipedia lists Francis Wilson and Arthur Byron, uncredited.
Themes
Preservation
Preserved from a paper print at the Library of Congress.
Notes
- The sales title was Weary Willie. The copyright title is the one with the bride.
- The Library of Congress preserved it from a paper print.
- He is thrown off the train. The reel ends with him on the tracks.
Scenes
- Willie takes the ticket from the sleeping farmer's coat.
- The crew throws him off, and he curses the train from the tracks.
Also available
- Library of Congress
