Playing Cards

Mar 1, 1896

0h 1m

★ 4.9

Early Méliès short made up of footage of he and some friends playing cards.

Overview

Three friends are playing cards in a beer garden. One of them orders drinks. The waitress comes back with a bottle of wine and three glasses on a tray. The man serves his friends. They clink glasses and drink. Then the man asks for a newspaper. He reads a funny story in it and the three friends burst out laughing while the waitress merely smiles.

Genres

Documentary

Comedy

Production Companies

Georges Méliès

Star Film Company

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Cast

Un joueur de cartes

Gaston Méliès

Un joueur de cartes

Georges Méliès

La petite fille

Georgette Méliès

La serveuse.

Octavie Huvier

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