The Gay Shoe Clerk
About The Gay Shoe Clerk
A young woman comes into a shoe store with an older companion, who sits down to read. The customer takes the demonstration chair, lifts her foot, and chooses a high-heeled slipper. The clerk takes off her shoe, puts the new one on, and ties it. A side insert shows her ankle and leg as the skirt rises. He kisses her, and she kisses him back. The older woman stands, beats him with her umbrella, and walks the customer out while he bolts.
Cast & crew
More about The Gay Shoe Clerk
Edwin S. Porter directed it for the Edison Manufacturing Company. It was released on 12 August 1903. The catalog cast names Edward Boulden. English Wikipedia times the film at 1 minute 15 seconds.
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Porter cuts from the store to a side close-up of the customer's ankle and leg, then back to the kiss and the umbrella.
Notes
- The ankle close-up is an insert from the side. It is not a shot of what the clerk sees.
- Wikidata lists a Scott Joplin music credit. The Wikipedia article does not, and the film was silent.
Scenes
- The insert shows the customer's ankle as the clerk ties the new slipper.
- The chaperone hits him with her umbrella and takes the young woman out.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (The Gay Shoe Clerk (1903).webm)
