The Vain Parlor Maid

1908 Comedy 4 minutes Directed by Johann Schwarzer

About The Vain Parlor Maid

A housemaid dusts a studio and finds a life-size nude sculpture lying on a couch. She compares it with herself, taking her clothes off piece by piece and matching limb to limb. The master of the house walks in, sees her, and sends her into the next room. He follows her in.

Cast & crew

Johann Schwarzer Director

More about The Vain Parlor Maid

Johann Schwarzer directed Das eitle Stubenmädchen for Saturn-Film. A date of 23 May 1908 and a length of about 4 minutes are listed. English titles include The Vain Housemaid.

Themes

A maid measuring herself against a statue
Clothes coming off in the studio
The master who sends her into the next room
housemaid
nude sculpture
studio
Saturn-Film
Johann Schwarzer

Look

The scene is a studio interior, the couch and the statue in one view, the maid beside them.

Notes

The sculpture is life-size and reclining, and the maid uses it as a measure.
A Spanish title in circulation is La criada coqueta.

Scenes

She sets her arm against the statue's arm.
The master opens the door on her and points to the next room.

Also available

Internet Archive (silent-das-eitle-stubenmdchen-aka-the-vain-housemaid)