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How Bridget's Lover Escaped
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Wikipedia article
'How Bridget's Lover Escaped' , also known as 'Le Mariage de Victoire', is a 1907 French short silent comedy film directed by Georges Mlis.
Plot
Production
The cast includes Fernande Albany as the cook (Victorine in the French release of the film, Bridget in the American version), and the actor Manuel as her fianc the fireman. The scene outside the house was filmed outdoors, using Mlis's own house in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis.
The film includes examples of substitution splicing, as well as two experimental techniques relatively rare in Mlis's films: a three-scene cross-cutting sequence, and a medium shot used to give the audience a final glimpse of the cook and her fianc.
Release
The film was released by Mlis's Star Film Company and is numbered 929935 in its catalogues. It was registered for American copyright at the Library of Congress on 26 April 1907. The film's release was first advertised in the press on 1 July 1907, in the 'Phono-Cin-Gazette'.
An unedited print of the film on 16mm stock survives at the Library of Congress.
References
Category:Films directed by Georges Mlis
Category:French silent short films
Category:French black-and-white films
Category:French comedy films
Category:1907 comedy films
Category:1907 films
Category:Silent comedy films
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