The Yawner
About The Yawner
A man in a top hat yawns while he dresses, and his housekeeper yawns with him. On his walk the yawn jumps to a shopkeeper, to people in the street, and to a squad of soldiers. A reviewer of the short also notes a painting on the wall joining in.
Cast & crew
More about The Yawner
Segundo de Chomón directed this Pathé comedy. The French title is Le Bailleur. It was also sold as What a Yawn Did. Wikidata dates a release of 15 March 1907 and the length at 4 minutes.
Themes
Preservation
Copies are on the Internet Archive and on Wikimedia Commons as Le Bailleur.
Notes
- Pathé Frères is the studio named on Letterboxd.
- The picture is black and white and silent, framed at 1.33:1.
- A copy is on the Internet Archive under a shortened form of the director's name.
Scenes
- The housekeeper catches the yawn while the man is still dressing.
- A line of soldiers yawns after their officer does.
Also available
- Internet Archive (SegundoDeChomnLeBailleur)
