The Good Luck of a 'Souse'
About The Good Luck of a 'Souse'
The surviving fragment opens on a title that a drunk has just thrown his family out a window. Two of them are on the ground. Back in the room he tries to kill himself. The film, as described from the whole story, has the family saved by a run of accidents, after which he gives up drink.
Cast & crew
More about The Good Luck of a 'Souse'
Georges Méliès wrote and appears in it. The French title is Il y a un dieu pour les ivrognes. The English Wikipedia dates that film 1907. This record's year is 1908. Fernande Albany and the actor Manuel are also credited. Wikidata times a copy at 4 minutes. Only a fragment is known.
Themes
Preservation
Only a fragment is known to survive. Commons holds an excerpt.
Notes
- The French title means There is a god for drunkards.
- The American title uses the slang souse for a drunk.
- The Commons file is an excerpt and carries the 1907 date.
- Manuel, later credited as a director on other Méliès releases, is in the cast.
Scenes
- The title announces the family has gone out the window, and two figures are on the ground.
- Alone in the room, the drunk turns the violence on himself.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Il y a un dieu pour les ivrognes excerpt)
