The Messenger Boy's Mistake
About The Messenger Boy's Mistake
Cholly sends his girl a bouquet and a note asking her to wear the flowers if she loves him. The messenger boy delivers the note with the wrong package. She opens it and finds an old pair of trousers and other men's clothes, and is furious when Cholly arrives. The boy comes back with the right box. Cholly shuts the wrong one, hands it over, and kicks him out, then gives her the bouquet himself. She wears the flowers.
Cast & crew
More about The Messenger Boy's Mistake
Edwin S. Porter directed and photographed it for Edison. Copyrighted by Thomas A. Edison on 14 October 1903, number H36779. Released October 1903. Length 95 feet.
Themes
Making
A single Edison gag built on two boxes getting switched.
Look
Edwin S. Porter photographed it as well as directed it.
Preservation
A 35mm paper positive survives in the Library of Congress paper-print collection.
Notes
- The plot above is the Edison promotional synopsis, also printed by AFI.
- Silent Era says attributions of Gilbert M. Anderson (Broncho Billy) in the cast are in error. AFI still lists G. M. Anderson.
- A 35mm paper positive is in the Library of Congress paper-print collection.
- New York Clipper noted it on 24 October 1903.
Scenes
- The girl opens the parcel and finds trousers instead of flowers.
- Cholly kicks the boy out with the wrong box and hands her the bouquet himself.
