Weary Willie (film)
1898 British film
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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]
Directed byGeorge Albert Smith
Production
company
company
George Albert Smith Films
Release date
- 1898
Running time
1 minute 5 seconds| Weary Willie | |
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| Directed by | George Albert Smith |
Production company | George Albert Smith Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 1 minute 5 seconds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | silent |
Synopsis
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 Chaplin which would go on to make many original classics.[2]
