The Miser's Doom
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Directed by | Walter R. Booth |
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Country | United Kingdom |
The Miser's Doom is an 1899 British short film directed by Walter R. Booth.
Plot[]
A miser is haunted by the ghost of one of his deceased victims, causing him to die of shock.
Production[]
The Miser's Doom was the directing debut of Walter R. Booth, a magician who had begun working with filmmaker R. W. Paul.[1]
Legacy[]
The Miser's Doom is one of the earliest films featuring a ghost, although previous examples had been produced by Georges Méliès and George Albert Smith the previous year.[2]
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References[]
Categories:
- 1899 films
- 1890s horror films
- 1890s ghost films
- British black-and-white films
- British films
- British silent short films
- Films directed by Walter R. Booth
- British horror films
- 1890s short films
- 1890s directorial debut films
- Silent British film stubs
- Pre-1900 film stubs
- Pre-1960 horror film stubs