The Fur Hat
About The Fur Hat
Under the First Empire, a cook in a bourgeois house waits for a soldier in a tall fur hat. The bell rings again. He hides in a cupboard. The mistress comes in, sends the cook on an errand, and notices a plume twitching on top of the cupboard. The French title is Le Bonnet à poil. Alice Guy directed.
Cast & crew
More about The Fur Hat
The French Wikipedia credits Guy and Gaumont and times it at 5 minutes. Some catalogs, including IMDb, credit Louis Feuillade. The set is one room, and the walls ripple when the action gets rough. A copy is on the Internet Archive. The French Wikipedia says the film is in the public domain.
Themes
Background
The French Wikipedia places the flirtation under the First Empire, which is why the caller wears a grenadier's fur hat.
Look
The whole short is one theatrical room. The walls move when people shove the cupboard.
Preservation
A copy is on the Internet Archive. The French Wikipedia lists it as public domain.
Notes
- The plume above the cupboard gives the soldier away.
- The Internet Archive identifier is silent-le-bonnet-poil.
- Kino has issued it among Guy's films.
Scenes
- The mistress sees the plume jerking on top of the cupboard and opens it.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-le-bonnet-poil)
