The Curtain Pole
1909 · 0h 13m · Comedy · United States of America
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.
Directed by
D.W. GriffithStory by
Billy Bitzer5.8Smart score
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