Transformation by Hats
About Transformation by Hats
Félicien Trewey changes character by putting on a series of hats. Each hat brings a different face, walk, and caricature. Louis Lumière directed the short for the Société Lumière. The French title is Chapeaux à transformation.
Cast & crew
More about Transformation by Hats
Auguste and Louis Lumière are listed as producers. Released in 1895. Trewey is the only player. No running time is on the record used here.
Themes
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- The prop is the hat. The face and the walk change with it.
- Trewey was a music-hall performer. This short uses that act.
- Louis has the direction credit.
- No second scene is described.
Scenes
- Trewey swaps hats and the character changes in place.
