The Inexperienced Chauffeur

Name: The Inexperienced Chauffeur
Director: Georges Hatot
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1906
Duration: 3 min
Cast: André Deed

1906 Comedy 3 minutes Directed by Georges Hatot

About The Inexperienced Chauffeur

A man gets into a car for the first time and weaves down the street. He hits lamp posts, market stalls, and baby carriages. A crowd runs after him.

Cast & crew

More about The Inexperienced Chauffeur

Georges Hatot directed it. Segundo de Chomón photographed it. André Deed drives. Pathé produced it. It runs 3 minutes. It was released in 1906. The French title is Les Débuts d'un chauffeur. The Commons file is dated 1907.

Themes

A first time at the wheel
Stalls and baby carriages
A crowd in pursuit
André Deed
Pathé
Chomón
automobile

Look

Segundo de Chomón photographed the weaving car and the chase.

Notes

Deed is the driver who cannot hold a line.
The pursuers pile up as the damage grows.
Pathé released the comic chase.

Scenes

The car clips a lamp post and a market stall.
The crowd takes off after him.

Also available

Wikimedia Commons (Les Débuts d’un chauffeur (1907) The Inexperienced Chauffeur (Pathé).webm)