Come Along, Do!
Come Along, Do! | |
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![]() Surviving still from the second shot of the film | |
Directed by | Robert W. Paul |
Produced by | Robert W. Paul |
Production company | Paul's Animatograph Works |
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Running time | 1 minute, 38 secs surviving |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | Silent |
Come Along, Do! is an 1898 British short silent comedy film, produced and directed by Robert W. Paul. The film was of 1 minute duration, but only 38 seconds has survived. The whole of the second shot is only available as film stills.
The film features an elderly man at an art gallery who takes a great interest in a nude statue to the irritation of his wife.
The film has cinematographic significance as the first example of film continuity. It was, according to Michael Brooke of BFI Screenonline, "one of the first films to feature more than one shot."[1] In the first shot, an elderly couple is outside an art exhibition having lunch and then follow other people inside through the door. The second shot shows what they do inside.
References[]
- ^ Brooke, Michael. "Come Along, Do!". BFI Screenonline Database. Retrieved 24 April 2011.
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Categories:
- 1898 films
- British films
- British black-and-white films
- British silent short films
- 1898 comedy films
- British comedy films
- Comedy short films
- 1890s short films
- Short silent comedy film stubs
- Silent British film stubs
- Pre-1900 film stubs