The Zealous Batman
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Russian: Усердный денщик | |
Directed by | Nikolay Filippov |
Written by | Nikolay Filippov |
Produced by | Alexander Drankov |
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Cinematography | Alexander Drankov |
Distributed by | A. Drankov & Co. |
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Running time | 3 min. |
Country | Russian Empire |
Language | Russian (intertitles) |
The Zealous Batman (Russian: Усердный денщикъ, romanized: Userdny denshchik) is a 1908 Russian short feature silent black-and-white slapstick comedy film. It was the first Russian comedy film. It was partially preserved, without intertitles.[2][3]
The film also pioneered the new form of advertisement: the cinematographer printed cards with film stills.[4]
Plot
[edit]An old general brings sheets of flypaper to the kitchen as an excuse to woo his kitchen maid and she places it everywhere. When the general goes away, an equally amorous, but also gluttonous batman gets into the trouble with the sticky paper, followed by a chain of other hapless accidents with hot food, tableware, sewing needle, etc.[5]
Crew
[edit]The film was staged and played by actors of St. Petersburg theatres.[5]
- Vasily Garlin (Василий Гарлин)[6] as the general
- Nikolay Filippov (Н. Я. Филиппов) as the batman
A 1908 review/synopsys[5] (public domain)
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References
[edit]- ^ УСЕРДНЫЙ ДЕНЩИК (1908), kino-teatr.ru
- ^ Иванова В., Мыльникова В. et al., Великий Кинемо: Каталог сохранившихся игровых фильмов России (1908-1919) Moscow, Новое литературное обозрение, 2002. p. 25, ISBN 5-86793-155-2
- ^ «УСЕРДНЫЙ ДЕНЩИК», АТЕЛЬЕ А.ДРАНКОВА, 1908, ч/б.
- ^ Дранков А. О.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Вестник кинематографов в Санкт-Петербурге magazine, 1908, no. 2, pp. 7—8, as cited in: Геннадий Седов, Билет в синема, 2020, pp.73, 74
- ^ ВАСИЛИЙ ГАРЛИН