The Other Side of the Hedge
About The Other Side of the Hedge
Two suitors want a few minutes with a young woman at a picnic. A chaperone keeps them apart. When she falls asleep they use a trick with the hedge to get to the other side of her watch.
Cast & crew
More about The Other Side of the Hedge
Lewin Fitzhamon directed this Hepworth comedy. British release was January 1905. It also circulates as Over the Hedge.
Themes
Preservation
A 35mm paper print is in the Library of Congress.
Notes
- Silent Era dates a U.S. release by American Mutoscope and Biograph to November 1904, copyrighted 28 November 1904.
- Silent Era lists the length as 100 feet. An Italian filmography lists 32.4 meters.
- In Hungary the short is known as A sövény másik oldalán.
Scenes
- The chaperone dozes at the picnic.
- The couple slip around the hedge and out of her line of sight.
Also available
- Internet Archive (silent-over-the-hedge)
- Library of Congress
- The Movies Begin, volume 5 (Kino International)
