Old Man Drinking a Glass of Beer

Old Man Drinking a Glass of Beer
Screenshot from the film
Directed by George Albert Smith
Produced by George Albert Smith
Starring Tom Green
Cinematography George Albert Smith
Production
company
G.A. Smith
Release date
  • September 1897 (1897-09)
Running time
 35 secs
Country United Kingdom
Language Silent

Old Man Drinking a Glass of Beer (AKA: Comic Faces) is a 1897 British short silent comedy film, directed by George Albert Smith, featuring a man drinking a glass of beer whose face and hands become increasingly lively as a result. The single-shot film shows Green, according to Bryony Dixon of BFIfilms, "performing what is known as a 'facial', that is a piece direct to camera showing changing facial expressions. The ability to get close up to the star was a great advantage that film had over the stage and early filmmakers were keen to exploit it."[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ Brooke, Michael. "Comic Faces - Old Man Drinking a Glass of Beer". BFI Screenonline Database. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  2. ↑ Dixon, Bryony. "Old Man Drinking a Glass of Beer (1897)". BFIfilms YouTube channel. Retrieved 2011-04-24.


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