Tragic Error

1913 Drama 25 minutes Directed by Louis Feuillade

About Tragic Error

An aristocrat goes to Paris, steps into a cinema, and is shocked by something he sees on the screen. Louis Feuillade directed. René Navarre and Suzanne Grandais lead the billed cast.

Cast & crew

More about Tragic Error

Feuillade also wrote it. Gaumont released the short. Wikidata times it at 25 minutes. Ernest Bourbon, Paul Manson, and Marie Dorly are billed. A copy is on the Internet Archive.

Themes

  • A visit to a Paris cinema
  • A shock from the screen
  • aristocrat
  • cinema
  • Feuillade
  • René Navarre
  • Suzanne Grandais

Preservation

A copy is on the Internet Archive.

Notes

  • The shock is a picture on a cinema screen, not a street accident.
  • Navarre later played Fantômas for Feuillade.
  • The Internet Archive identifier is silent-tragic-error.

Scenes

  • The aristocrat sits down in a Paris cinema and reacts to what the screen shows.

Also available

  • Internet Archive (silent-tragic-error)