The Curtain Pole

Feb 15, 1909

0h 10m

★ 4.5

Overview

An upper class drawing room. A gentleman breaks the curtain pole and goes in search of a replacement, but he stops into a pub first. He buys a very long pole, and causes havoc everywhere he passes, accumulating an ever-growing entourage chasing him, until he escapes them through a bit of movie magic, only to discover that the pole has already been replaced.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

American Mutoscope & Biograph

The Curtain Pole Trailers

Cast

Monsieur Dupont

Mack Sennett

Mr. Edwards

Harry Solter

Mrs. Edwards

Florence Lawrence

Party planner / Woman on street

Linda Arvidson

Party planner / Nurse with buggy

Jeanie Macpherson

Man in bar / Vegetable vendor / Party guest

Arthur V. Johnson

Clara T. Bracy

Man in top hat

George Gebhardt

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