The Misadventure of a French Gentleman Without Pants at the Zandvoort Beach
About The Misadventure of a French Gentleman Without Pants at the Zandvoort Beach
On a calm morning at Zandvoort a Frenchman falls asleep in a beach chair. The tide reaches him. He takes off his trousers so the salt water will not spoil them. A policeman gives chase. The man jumps into a passing car, hides in a bathing cabin, and is caught. A band and a crowd walk him to the station. The Zandvoortsche Courant of 25 July 1905 printed it as news. Alberts Frères had staged it.
Cast & crew
More about The Misadventure of a French Gentleman Without Pants at the Zandvoort Beach
Willy Mullens directed and plays in it. Alberts Frères produced the six-minute comedy. The Dutch title is De mésaventure van een Fransch heertje zonder pantalon aan het strand te Zandvoort. In 2007 the Netherlands Film Festival put it in a canon of sixteen Dutch films. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Themes
Preservation
One of the oldest surviving Dutch fiction films. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.
Notes
- The newspaper story and the film are the same staged incident.
- It joins a local view of Zandvoort to a chase.
- The catalog also lists Albert Mullens as director. Wikidata and the English Wikipedia credit Willy Mullens.
Scenes
- The sleeper stands up in the surf and removes his trousers in front of the beach.
- A band walks him to the police station after the cabin chase.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (De mésaventure van een Fransch heertje)