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Weary Willie (film)

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Weary Willie
Directed byGeorge Albert Smith
Production
company
George Albert Smith Films
Release date
  • 1898 (1898)
Running time
1 minute 5 seconds
CountryUnited Kingdom
Languagesilent

Weary Willie is a one-shot black and white silent comedy short film shot in 1898 which shows a hobo named Weary Willie approach a bench full of upper class people and scares them off one by one.[1]

Synopsis

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The film which is 1 minute and 5 seconds long shows a hobo named Weary Willie or Willie for short approaches a bench filled with upper-class people and scares them off one by one until he is the last one on the bench and uses the bench as a place to sleep. This early films is rumored to be what inspired the notorious comedy actor Charlie Chaplain which would go on to make many original classics.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Weary Willie - movie: where to watch streaming online. Retrieved 2024-04-27 – via www.justwatch.com.
  2. ^ "Watch Weary Willie online - BFI Player". player.bfi.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-27.