On the Roof
About On the Roof
Two crooks on a roof throw a woman off. A policeman climbs after them, misses, and is tricked. Georges Méliès plays in the minute-long chase. The set is a built roof, not a painted flat.
Cast & crew
More about On the Roof
Star Film catalog number 100. The French title is Sur les toits (cambrioleurs et gendarmes). The English Wikipedia also uses the title On the Roofs. The print was in the Will Day collection. In 1959 André Malraux bought that collection from Wilfrid Day for the French film archives. Copies are on the Internet Archive and on Wikimedia Commons.
Themes
Preservation
Held in the Will Day collection, bought for the French film archives in 1959. Copies are on the Internet Archive and Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- Europa Film Treasures noted that the minute is built out of the characters' moves in a three-dimensional set.
- Méliès is the only named player.
- The Internet Archive identifier is SurLesToits.
Scenes
- The two men pitch the woman off the roof, and the policeman climbs into the set after them.
Also available
- Internet Archive (SurLesToits)
